List of monarchs of East Anglia
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The Kingdom of the East Angles (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded in the 6th century.
Note that many of the dates of this time are considered unreliable.
The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/('official') languages of the time. Note that the title 'REX' is not recorded specifically for any East Anglian ruler before Raedwald: the earlier names derive from the genealogical tally (not regnal list) in the Anglian Collection and the Historia Brittonum. They are normally styled rulers of the East Angle people (Angli Orientales), not of East Anglia (Anglia Orientalis). The title Rex Anglorum is used of Raedwald, and Rex Ang. (indeterminate, probably Anglorum) of Aethelstan I and Eadmund in their coinage.
This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (voiceless and voiced 'th').
A character resembling '7' (the so-called Tironian et) was used as the ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings. The era pre-dates the emergence of forms of writing accepted today, notably minuscule, and the letters 'W' and 'U'. Where W was followed by U this was generally rendered as 'VV' (which was also used for 'W' alone).
List of the Kings of the East Angles
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| ??? to ??? | Wehha | VVEHHA VVILHELMING ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | 'The first to rule over the East Angles' (Historia Brittonum) |
| ante571 to 578 | Wuffa | VVFFA VVEHHING ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | Eponymous ancestor of the Wuffing dynasty, 'ruling' in 571 (Roger of Wendover) |
| 578 to 599 | Tytila | TYTTLA VVFFING ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | 'Took up the helm of the kingdom' (Roger of Wendover) |
| 599 to 624 | Redwald | RÆDVVALD TYTTLING ESTANGLE CYNING RÆDVVALD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Imperium; Rex Anglorum (Bede). Bretwalda (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). |
| 617 to 618 | Eni | ENI TYTTLING ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | not known to have reigned |
| c.624 to c.627 | Eorpwald | EORPVVALD RÆDVVALDING ESTANGLE CYNING EORPVVALD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Murdered by Ricberht |
| c.627 to c.629 | Ricberht | RICBRYHT ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | not known to have reigned |
| c.629 to ?634 | Sigeberht | SIGEBRYHT RÆDVVALDING ESTANGLE CYNING SIGEBRYHT REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Joint king with Ecgric; abdicated; Slain in battle; Saint Sigebert. Son or Stepson of Raedwald. |
| ante 634 to ?636 | Ecgric | ECGRIC ESTANGLE CYNING ECGRIC REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Slain in battle; kinsman of Sigebert presumed son of Raedwald or Eni |
| 636 to 654 | Anna | ANNA ENING ESTANGLE CYNING ANNA REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Slain in battle |
| 654 to 15 November 654 | Aethelhere | ÆÞELHERE ENING ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELHERE REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| late 654 to 664 | Aethelwold | ÆTHELVVOLD ENING ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELVVOLD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| 663 or 664 to 713 | Ealdwulf | EALDVVLF ESTANGLE CYNING EALDVVLF REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| c.713 to 749 | Aelfwald | ÆLFVVALD ESTANGLE CYNING ÆLFVVALD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| 749 to ? | Hun | HVN ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | Joint ruler (possibly mythic) |
| 749 to c.760 | Beorna | BEORNA ESTANGLE CYNING BEORNA REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Joint king |
| 749 to ? | Alberht | ALBERHT ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM | Joint ruler; Ethelberht I of East Anglia |
| ?c.760 to ?c.779 | Aethelred I | ÆÞELRED ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELRED REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Possibly mythic |
| ?779 to 794 | Aethelberht II | ÆÞELBRYHT ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELBRYHT REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Saint Aethelbert. Executed at the command of Offa |
| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| c.760 to 796 | Offa | OFFA ÞINCFRIÞING MIERCNA 7 ESTANGLE CYNING OFFA REX MERCIA ET ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS OFFA REX ANGLORVM |
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| East Anglian Dynasty | |||
| after 794 to ? | Eadwald | EADVVALD ESTANGLE CYNING EADVVALD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| Mercian Dynasty | |||
| c.796 to 821 | Coenwulf | COENVVLF MIERCNA 7 ESTANGLE CYNING COENVVLF REX MERCIA ET ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| 821 to 823 | Coelwulf | COELVVLF MIERCNA 7 ESTANGLE CYNING COELVVLF REX MERCIA ET ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| 823 to 826 | Beornwulf | BEORNVVLF MIERCNA 7 ESTANGLE CYNING BEORNVVLF REX MERCIA ET ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| East Anglian Dynasty | |||
| c.821 to c.839 | Aethelstan | ÆÞELSTAN ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELSTAN REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
styled Rex Anglorum (coins) |
| c.839 to 855 | Aethelweard | ÆÞELVVEARD ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELVVEARD REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
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| 855 to 20 November 870 | Edmund | EADMVND ESTANGLE CYNING EADMVND REX ANGLORUM ORIENTALIUM |
Martyred; Saint Edmund. Styled Rex Anglorum (coins) |
| Sub-kings under Norse Suzerainty | |||
| 870 to 876 | Oswald | OSVVALD ESTANGLE CYNING OSVVALD REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| 876 to 879 | Aethelred | ÆÞELRED ESTANGLE CYNING ÆÞELRED REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| 879 to 890 | Athelstan | AÞELSTAN ESTANGLE CYNING AÞELSTAN REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
Norse ruler Guthrum the Old, took name Athelstan at baptism |
| c.881 to 895 (or 896) | Guthfrith (Hardicnut; Canute; Guthred) |
GVÞFRIÞ ESTANGLE CYNING GVÞFRIÞ REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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| c.890 to 902 | Eric (Eohric) |
ERIC GVÞRVMSSON ESTANGLE CYNING ERIC REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
Killed in battle |
| 902 to 918 | Guthrum II | GVÞRVM ESTANGLE CYNING GVÞRVM REX ANGLIÆ ORIENTALIS |
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After 918, East Anglia was under the rule of Wessex.