Chronological List
- For a family tree of the East Anglian kings from Wehha to Ælfwald, see Wuffingas.
| Timeline | Dynasty | Reign | King | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuffingas | Unknown. | Wehha | Possible ruler; "The first to rule over the East Angles", according to Nennius. | |
| 571 (from unknown annal). | Wuffa | Possible ruler; son of Wehha and the king after whom the Wuffingas dynasty is named. | ||
| 578 (from unknown annal). | Tytila | Possible ruler; son of 'Uffa' (Wuffa); acceded in 578, according to the Flores Historiarum. | ||
| Acceded around 616, died before 627. | Rædwald | Son of Tytila; named imperium by Bede, later interpreted as Bretwalda. The Flores Historiarum gives 599 for Rædwald's accession. Rædwald is the first of the Wuffingas of which more than a name is known. | ||
| Died 627 or 628. | Eorpwald | Son of Rædwald; murdered by Ricberht. | ||
| c. 627 to c. 630. | Ricberht | Possible ruler. | ||
| Acceded c. 630. | Sigeberht | Abdicated to lead a monastic life; later slain in battle. | ||
| Acceded c. 630 (ruled jointly with Sigeberht until c. 634). | Ecgric | Slain in battle, possibly as late as 641; kinsman of Sigeberht. | ||
| early 640s to c. 653. | Anna | Nephew of Rædwald and son of Eni; killed, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. | ||
| c. 653 to 655. | Æthelhere | Brother of Anna. Slain at the Battle of the Winwaed. | ||
| 655 to 663. | Æthelwold | Brother of Anna. | ||
| 663 to 713. | Ealdwulf | Nephew of Anna, Æthelhere and Æthelwold. | ||
| 713 to 749. | Ælfwald | Son of Ealdwulf. | ||
| East Anglian dynasty | Ruling in 749. | Hun, Beorna and Alberht | Joint kings, of unknown origin. Alberht is also known as Æthelberht I. Nothing is known of Hun. | |
| Unknown. | Æthelred I | Possibly succeeded Beorna; sub-king named as the father of Æthelberht II. | ||
| ?779 to 794. | Æthelberht II | Accession date is from a late mediaeval source; East Anglian independence indicated by ability of Æthelberht to mint his own coins. Executed at the command of Offa. | ||
| Mercian dynasty | Offa | Ruled Mercia from 757 to July 796; jointly ruled with his son Ecgfrith from 787 (who succeeded him and died after ruling for less than five months). Held dominion over the East Angles. | ||
| East Anglian dynasty | c. 796 to c. 800. | Eadwald | Ancestry unknown; emerged as king during a period of instability following the death of Offa. | |
| Mercian dynasty | Coenwulf | Ruled Mercia from 796 to 821: held dominion over the East Angles after Eadwald's brief reign; no precise date is known for the start of his overlordship in East Anglia. | ||
| Ceolwulf | Brother of Coenwulf; ruled Mercia from 821 to 823. | |||
| Beornwulf | Of unknown origin; Ruled Mercia from 823. to 826; killed during an East Anglian revolt. | |||
| East Anglian Dynasty | 827 to 845. | Æthelstan | May have led a revolt against the Mercians in 825. East Anglian independence re-established at his accession. | |
| c.845 to 855. | Æthelweard | |||
| 855 to 869. | Edmund (Eadmund) | The last native East Anglian king; acceded at the age of 14 (according to Asser); killed by the Vikings 20 November 869; canonised. Political organisation of East Anglia following the death of Edmund is uncertain. | ||
| Kings under Norse suzerainty | c.875. | Oswald | Sub-king, known only from numismatic evidence. | |
| c.875. | Æthelred II | Sub-king, known only from numismatic evidence. | ||
| Danish kingdom of East Anglia | c. 879 to 890. | Guthrum | East Anglia was awarded to him in 879 as part of a peace settlement with Alfred the Great of Wessex. | |
| Ruled until 902. | Eohric | Killed in battle (along with Æthelwold) in December 902. | ||
| 902. | Æthelwold | Sub-king of the Danes; killed in battle December 902. | ||
| 902 to 918. | Guthrum II | Killed in battle 918. | ||
| East Anglia became part of England after 918. See List of English monarchs | ||||
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