What is Ceawlin of Wessex?
{{Infobox Royalty | name = Ceawlin | image = | caption = | succession = [[List of monarchs of Wessex|King of the West Saxons]] | moretext = ([[Style of the British sovereign#West Saxon sovereigns|more...]]) | reign = 3 June 560 — 21 June 592 | coronation = 27 June 560 | predecessor = [[Cynric of Wessex|Cynric]] | successor = [[Ceol of Wessex|Ceol]] | spouse = | issue = [[Cuthwine of Wessex|Cuthwine, Crown Prince of Wessex]] | issue-type = [[Issue (genealogy)|Issue]] | house = [[House of Wessex|Wessex]] | father = [[Cynric of Wessex]] | mother = | birth_date = {{Birth date|530|2|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], [[Wessex]] (present-day [[England]]) | death_date = {{Death date and age|593|4|25|530|2|27|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Dunadd]], [[Dál Riata]] (present-day [[Scotland]]) | burial_date = 10 June 593 | burial_place = [[Winchester Cathedral]] | religion = [[Paganism]] }} '''Ceawlin''' (also spelled '''Ceaulin''', '''Caelin''' and '''Celin'''; 27 February 530 — 25 April 593) was the [[List of monarchs of Wessex|King of Wessex]] from 560 until in 592 where he was overthrown by his nephew, [[Ceol of Wessex|Ceol]], who became his successor. His reign is mostly known thanks to the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]. It was said that Ceawlin was very active fighting in [[battle]]s. It was also said that it was during Ceawlin's reign where Wessex greatly expanded. == War leader and king == [[File:Kingdoms in England and Wales about 600 AD.svg|thumb|right|300px|{{Center|Early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.}}]] Ceawlin was the son of [[Cynric of Wessex|Cynric]]. He is mentioned as fighting alongside his father against the [[Bretons]] at Branbury in 556.<ref>Benjamin Thorpe, ''The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle according to the Several Original Authorities: Translation'' (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1861), p. 15</ref> According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Ceawlin became [[king]]