Events*Swithred succeeds Saelred as king of Essex.... . His claim to the throne was due to descent from Sigeberht II The GoodSigeberht II of Essex
Sigeberht II was King of Essex from 653 to 660.... . For part of his reign he probably ruled jointly with SwaefbertSwaefbert of Essex
Swaefbert of Essex was King of Essex. He ruled along with Saelred of Essex who appointed him provisional king in 715. ... , who, it is speculated, may have ruled the sub-kingdom of MiddlesexMiddlesex
Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest.... . His date of death is known from an entry in the Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAnglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Br... although the circumstances are not recorded.
Swithred of Essex was King of Essex. ... , grandson of SigeheardSigeheard of Essex
Sigeheard was joint king of Essex along with his brother, Swaefred, from 694 to 709, succeeding their father Sebbi.... . Saelred's own son SigericSigeric of Essex
Sigeric of Essex was a King of Essex, he reigned from 758 until he abdicated in 798. ... succeeded Sigeheard.
Like his predecessors, he was not an independent ruler, but a dependent of the Kingdom of MerciaMercia Summary
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries i... .
