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Cynegils
Cynegils was King of Wessex from c. 611 – c. 642. Cynegils is traditionally considered to have been King of Wessex, even though the kingdoms of the Heptarchy had not yet formed from the patchwork of smaller kingdoms in his lifetime. The later kingdom of Wessex was centred on the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire but the evidence of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is that the kingdom…
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politics · King of Wessex from 611 to 642 · monarch · politician · also Cynegils, Cynegils Of Wessex
Born 1 January 0575 · Died 0642 · Q503057
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Career landmark: King of Wessex (0611–0642).
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Born 0575-01-01.
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