Person

Æscwine of Essex

527 (traditional) · 6th century · Also known as Aescwine of Essex

Æscwine is the traditional founder of the East Saxon royal line, placed by later sources in 527. Nothing certain is known of him, but the genealogies of the kings of Essex begin with him, and most of his descendants bore names beginning with S.

Æscwine of Essex
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Mentioned in 1 state history

Kingdom of Essex

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Æscwine of Essex. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aescwine-of-essex
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The Epoch Institute. “Æscwine of Essex.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aescwine-of-essex.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Æscwine of Essex’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aescwine-of-essex (Accessed: ).

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