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Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Decades: 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s

Years: 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565

Events

Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex.
Ethelbert becomes king of Kent, succeeding Eormenric.

Births

Isidore of Seville, archbishop and scholar

Deaths

Cynric of Wessex, king of Wessex
Eormenric[?], king of Kent
Northern Qi Fei Di[?], Chinese ruler

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