NOBLEMAN

Cynegils

575 - 642

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Cynegils (Old English pronunciation: [ˈkynejiɫs]) was King of Wessex from c. 611 to c. 642. Cynegils is traditionally considered to have been King of Wessex, even though the kingdoms of the Heptarchy had not yet formed from the patchwork of smaller kingdoms in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cynegils is the 222nd most popular nobleman (up from 671st in 2019), the 844th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,797th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Cynegils ranks 222 out of 1,415. Before him are Cymburgis of Masovia, Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Christina of Denmark, and Agnes of Waiblingen. After him are Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Guntram the Rich, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, and Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 575, Cynegils ranks 3. Before him are Heraclius, and Pope Boniface V. After him are Al-Khansa, and Abe no Hirafu. Among people deceased in 642, Cynegils ranks 4. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid, Bilal ibn Rabah, and Pope John IV. After him are Tulga, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Pulakeshin II, Oswald of Northumbria, Tulayha, Aiulf I of Benevento, Domnall Brecc, and Eowa of Mercia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cynegils ranks 844 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian Cox (1946), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Eleanor Marx (1855), Wilkie Collins (1824), and John Newlands (1837). After him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Samuel Richardson (1689), Eadwig (940), and Sawney Bean (1600).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Cynegils ranks 31. Before him are William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Jasper Tudor (1431), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), and Lady Katherine Grey (1540). After him are Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511), Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (1893), and Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905).

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