The Monarchy of the Wessex and Cornwall is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Wessex and its realms. The title of the monarch is the King or Queen. The current monarch is Dafid the Younger, who became Monarch in 2008. The current Royal Family of Wessex is the House of Cerdic, which can trace its lineage back to the 6th century, making Wessex the oldest established monarchy in the world.