1551. CEOWALD⁴⁵ (CYNEGILS⁴⁶, CUTHA⁴⁶, CUTHWINE⁴⁷, (Ceolin)⁴⁸ CAEELIN, CYNRIC⁴⁹ , CERDIC⁵⁰) birth date unknown, d. 672.

He married SEAXBURG, sister of Penda, King of Mercia. After he repudiated her, he was driven from Wessex by Penda. He was forced to live for three years among the East Angles, while Wulfhere, a son of Penda, made considerable inroads into Wessex territory. [Source: _Anglo-Saxon England_, Sir Frank Stenton, p. 67.]

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