NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ceolwulf II of Mercia

Ceolwulf II was the twenty-sixth king of Mercia, during 873 to 879. Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ...

Preceded by:
Burgred

King of Mercia

Succeeded by:
Aethelred

Categories: ‪British nobility stubs‬ | ‪879 deaths‬ | ‪Mercian monarchs‬ Burgred or Burhred or Burghred was the last king of Mercia (852 - 874). ... Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Earl Ã†thelred (d. ...

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