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| 0899 | Edward the Elder |  |
| Wessex Succeeds as King of Wessex |
| Wessex Succeeds his father, Alfred the Great, after being elected King |
| 0901 | Edward the Elder | |
| Wessex Proclaims himself "King of the Anglo Saxons" |
| Wessex Succeeds as King of Wessex |
| 0975 | Edward the Martyr | |
| Wessex Edward's accession to the throne is contested by a party headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred to become King |
| Wessex Succeeds as King of England |
| 0975 | Elfrida | |
| Wessex Edward's accession to the throne is contested by a party headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred to become King |
| 1036 | Edward the Confessor | |
| Wessex Edward the Atheling becomes the last in the English line of succession |
| 1041 | Edward the Confessor | |
| Hardicanute I invites Edward the Confessor to jointly rule England |
| 1041 | Hardicanute I | |
| Hardicanute I invites Edward the Confessor to jointly rule England |
| 1042 | Edward the Confessor | |
| Accepts the endorsement of Godwin of Wesses |
| Wessex Succeeds as King of England |
| 8th June Wessex Harthacanute dies age 23 childless leading to the restoration of the English line |
| 8th June Wessex The English Line is restored |
| 8th June Wessex The son of Ethelred II is helped to the throne by Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
| 1042 | Godwin | |
| Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England |
| Godwin supports the claim of his half-brother Edward the Confessor |
| 1051 | Siward of Northumbria | |
| Supports Edward the Confessor against Godwin |
| 1360 | Edward the Black Prince | |
| Aquitaine Rules Aquitaine, 1360-71 |
| 1362 | Edward the Black Prince | |
| Receives English lands in southern France from his father |
| Succeeds as Prince of Wales |
| Succeeds to the Duchy of Lancaster |
