# List of monarchs of East Anglia

**Section:** Chronological list

| Timeline | Dynasty | Reign | King | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Wuffingas | d. 571 | Wehha | Possible ruler; "The first to rule over the East Angles", according to Nennius. |
| - | Wuffingas | 571-578 (from unknown annal). | Wuffa | Possible ruler; son of Wehha and the king after whom the Wuffingas dynasty is named. |
| - | Wuffingas | 578 (from unknown annal). | Tytila | Possible ruler; son of 'Uffa' (Wuffa); acceded in 578, according to the Flores Historiarum. |
| - | Wuffingas | 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. |
| - | Wuffingas | Died 627 or 628. | Eorpwald | Son of Rædwald; murdered by Ricberht. |
| - | Wuffingas | c. 627 to c. 630. | Ricberht | Possible ruler. |
| - | Wuffingas | Acceded c. 630. | Sigeberht | Abdicated to lead a monastic life; later slain in battle. |
| - | Wuffingas | Acceded c. 630 (ruled jointly with Sigeberht until c. 634). | Ecgric | Slain in battle, possibly as late as 641; kinsman of Sigeberht. |
| - | Wuffingas | early 640s to c. 653. | Anna | Nephew of Rædwald and son of Eni; killed, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. |
| - | Wuffingas | c. 653 to 655. | Æthelhere | Brother of Anna. Slain at the Battle of the Winwaed. |
| - | Wuffingas | 655 to 663. | Æthelwold | Brother of Anna. |
| - | Wuffingas | 663 to 713. | Ealdwulf | Nephew of Anna, Æthelhere and Æthelwold. |
| - | Wuffingas | 713 to 749. | Ælfwald | Son of Ealdwulf. |
| - | East Anglian dynasty | Ruling in 749. | Beonna, Alberht and possibly Hun | Joint kings, of unknown origin. Alberht is also known as Æthelberht I. Nothing is known of Hun. |
| - | East Anglian dynasty | Unknown. | Æthelred I | Possibly succeeded Beonna; sub-king named as the father of Æthelberht II. |
| - | East Anglian dynasty | ?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. |
| - | 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). |
| - | 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. |
| - | Mercian dynasty | - | Ceolwulf | Brother of Coenwulf; ruled Mercia from 821 to 823. |
| - | Mercian dynasty | - | 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. |
| - | East Anglian Dynasty | c.845 to 855. | Æthelweard | - |
| - | East Anglian Dynasty | 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. |
| - | Kings under Norse suzerainty | c.875. | Oswald | Sub-king, known only from numismatic evidence. |
| - | Kings under Norse suzerainty | 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. |
| - | Danish kingdom of East Anglia | Ruled until 902. | Eohric | Killed in battle (along with Æthelwold) in December 902. |
| - | Danish kingdom of East Anglia | 902. | Æthelwold | Sub-king of the Danes; killed in battle December 902. |
| - | Danish kingdom of East Anglia | 902 to 918. | Guthrum II | Killed in battle 918. |
| - | East Anglia became part of England after 918. See List of English monarchs | East Anglia became part of England after 918. See List of English monarchs | East Anglia became part of England after 918. See List of English monarchs | East Anglia became part of England after 918. See List of English monarchs |

Question: Who ruled the east angles until 749 and who was the dynasty named after?