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A list of the Kings etc. of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... 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. ...


This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').


The character '7' was used as the ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings. The era pre-dates the emergence of forms of writing accepted today, notably minuscule, and the letters 'W' and 'U'. Where W was followed by U this was generally rendered as 'VV' (which was also used for 'W' alone). Minuscule, or lower case, is the smaller form (case) of letters (in the Roman alphabet: a, b, c, ...). Originally alphabets were written entirely in majuscule (capital) letters which were spaced between well-defined upper and lower bounds. ...


Kings, Ealdormen and Ladies of the Mercians

The first dynasty of the Mercians was called Iclingas after Icel, father of Cynewald, grandfather of Cnebba, and great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia. 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. ... Icel (or Icil) (? - c. ... Cynewald (6th century) was the father of Creoda of Mercia, the son of Cnebba, and the grandson of Icel. ... Cnebba was the father of Cynewald, the grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, and the son of Icel. ...

Reign Incumbent Notes
c.585 to 593 Creoda CREODA CYNEVVALDING MIERCNA CYNING
CREODA REX MERCIA
593 to c.606 Pybba PYBBA CREODING MIERCNA CYNING
PYBBA REX MERCIA
606 to 626 Ceorl CEORL MIERCNA CYNING
CEORL REX MERCIA
626 to 655 Penda PENDA PYBBING MIERCNA CYNING
PENDA REX MERCIA
655 to 656 Peada PEADA PENDING MIERCNA CYNINC
PEADA REX MERCIA		 Killed in battle by Oswiu, King of Northumbria
Northumbrian Dynasty
direct rule 656 to 659 Oswiu OSVVIV ÆÞELFRIÞING NORÞANHYMBRA 7 MIERCNA CYNING
OSVVIV REX NORÞYMBRIA ET MERCIA
Mercian Dynasty
659 to 675 Wulfhere VVLFHERE PENDING MIERCNA CYNING
VVLFHERE REX MERCIA
675 to 704 Aethelred ÆÞELRED PENDING MIERCNA CYNING
ÆÞELRED REX MERCIA		 Abdicated to become a monk
704 to 709 Cenred COENRED VVLFHERING MIERCNA CYNING
COENRED REX MERCIA		 Abdicated
709 to 716 Ceolred CEOLRED ÆÞELREDING MIERCNA CYNING
CEOLRED REX MERCIA
716 to 757 Ethelbald ÆÞELBALD ALVVIHING MIERCNA CYNING
ÆÞELBALD REX MERCIA
ÆÞELBALD REX BRITANNIAÆ		 Murdered
757 Beornrad BEORNRED MIERCNA CYNING
BEORNRED REX MERCIA		 Killed by Offa, King of Mercia
757 to 796 Offa OFFA ÞINCFERÞING MIERCNA CYNING
OFFA REX MERCIA
OFFA REX ANGLORVM		 Joint-king with his son Ecgfrith
787 to 14/17 December 796 Ecgfrith ECGFRIÞ OFFING MIERCNA CYNING
ECGFRIÞ REX MERCIA		 Joint-king with his father Offa
December 796 to 821 Cenwulf COENVVLF CVÞBRYHTING MIERCNA CYNING
COENVVLF REX MERCIA
821 Cenelm COENELM MIERCNA CYNING
CENELM REX MERCIA
821 to 823 Ceolwulf I CEOLVVLF CVÞBRYHTING MIERCNA CYNING
CEOLVVLF REX MERCIA		 Deposed and exiled
823 to 825 Beornwulf BEORNVVLF MIERCNA CYNING
BEORNVVLF REX MERCIA		 Defeated by Egbert, King of Wessex and killed by the East Angles later that year
826 to 827 Ludeca LVDECAN MIERCNA CYNING
LVDECAN REX MERCIA		 Murdered
827 to 829 Wiglaf VVIGLAF MIERCNA CYNING
VVIGLAF REX MERCIA		 Deposed
Wessex Dynasty
829 to 830 Egbert of Wessex ECGBRYHT EALHMVNDING VVESTSEAXE 7 EST SEAXE 7 SVÞSEAXE 7 CANTVVARE 7 MIERCNA CYNING
ECGBRYHT REX SAXONVM ORIENTALIVM ET SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM EX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM ET CANTVVARVM ET MIERCIA
Mercian Dynasty
830 to 840 Wiglaf VVIGLAF MIERCNA CYNING
VVIGLAF REX MERCIA		 Restored
840? to 840? Wigstan VVIGSTAN MIERCNA CYNING
VVIGSTAN REX MERCIA
840 to 852 Beorhtwulf BEORHTVVLF MIERCNA CYNING
BEORHTVVLF REX MERCIA		 Defeated by invading Danes; fate uncertain, traditionally killed
852 to 874 Burgred
(Burhred)		 BVRGRED MIERCNA CYNING
BVRGRED REX MERCIA		 Expelled by Danes
873 to 879 Ceolwulf II CEOLVVLF MIERCNA CYNING
CEOLVVLF REX MERCIA		 Puppet king set up by the Danes in East Mercia
879 to 911 Aethelred ÆÞELRED As ealdorman of Anglo-Saxon West Mercia under the King of Wessex
911 to 918 Ethelfleda EÞELFLEDA "Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex
918 to 919 Aelfwynn ÆLFVVYNN Joint "Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex


Events Famine in Gaul. ... Events Empress Suiko ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Creoda (or Crida) (c. ... Events Empress Suiko ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Events Shashanka is the first recorded independent king of Bengal (approximate date). ... Pybba (570?–606/15) (also Pibba, Wibba, Wybba) was an early King of Mercia. ... Events Shashanka is the first recorded independent king of Bengal (approximate date). ... Events July 2 - In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminated two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng in a coup détat at the Xuanwu Gate in Changan. ... Cearl was the third king of Mercia, from about 606 to about 626. ... Events July 2 - In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminated two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng in a coup détat at the Xuanwu Gate in Changan. ... Events November 15 - Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats the pagan Mercian king Penda in the Battle of Winwaed Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Stained glass window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia. ... Events November 15 - Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats the pagan Mercian king Penda in the Battle of Winwaed Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Events Ali succeeds Uthman as Caliph Battle of Basrah (also known as Battle of the Camel) Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Births Deaths Uthman ibn Affan, Caliph (murdered) Peada, king of Mercia (murdered) Categories: 656 ... Peada (died Easter 656) was King of southern Mercia from 654 or 655 until his death. ... Oswiu (c. ... Northumbria, a kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of an Anglian kingdom which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom which succeeded the kingdom. ... Events Ali succeeds Uthman as Caliph Battle of Basrah (also known as Battle of the Camel) Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Births Deaths Uthman ibn Affan, Caliph (murdered) Peada, king of Mercia (murdered) Categories: 656 ... Events Ealdormen in Mercia proclaim Wulfhere king, and throw off Northumbrian rule. ... Oswiu (c. ... Events Ealdormen in Mercia proclaim Wulfhere king, and throw off Northumbrian rule. ... Events The abbey of Abingdon, England is founded Aldhelm made abbot Aethelred succeeds his brother Wulfhere as king of Mercia Births Deaths Wulfhere, king of Japan - Temmu Emperor of Japan (672-686) Categories: 675 ... Wulfhere (d. ... Events The abbey of Abingdon, England is founded Aldhelm made abbot Aethelred succeeds his brother Wulfhere as king of Mercia Births Deaths Wulfhere, king of Japan - Temmu Emperor of Japan (672-686) Categories: 675 ... Events Justinian II re-takes the throne of the Byzantine Empire Cenred succeeds to the throne of Mercia after his uncle Aethelred abdicates to become abbot of Bardney Births Deaths Adamnan, abbot of Iona (b. ... For the later earl, see Earl Aethelred of Mercia. ... Events Justinian II re-takes the throne of the Byzantine Empire Cenred succeeds to the throne of Mercia after his uncle Aethelred abdicates to become abbot of Bardney Births Deaths Adamnan, abbot of Iona (b. ... Events Saelred becomes king of Essex Ceolred becomes king of Mercia after his cousin Cenred abdicates to become a monk in Rome A storm separates the Channel Islands of Jethou and Herm Births Emperor Konin of Japan Deaths May 25 - Aldhelm, bishop and scholar Categories: 709 ... Cenred (or Coenred, Coinred, Kenred) ruled the Anglo_Saxon kingdom of Mercia from 704 to 709. ... Events Saelred becomes king of Essex Ceolred becomes king of Mercia after his cousin Cenred abdicates to become a monk in Rome A storm separates the Channel Islands of Jethou and Herm Births Emperor Konin of Japan Deaths May 25 - Aldhelm, bishop and scholar Categories: 709 ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Ceolred (d. ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. ... Ethelbald (or Æthelbald) (died 757) was the King of Mercia in England from 716 until his death. ... Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. ... Beornrad was briefly King of Mercia in 757, following the murder of Æthelbald. ... Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... A list of the Kings etc. ... Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. ... Events December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. ... Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... Ecgfrith (died December 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796. ... This article is about the year 787. ... (Redirected from 14 December) December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. ... Ecgfrith (died December 796) was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796. ... Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... Events December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. ... Events Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China Births Deaths February 11 - Benedict of Aniane, monastic founder and saint December 18 - Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans Coenwulf, king of Mercia Categories: 821 ... Coenwulf (or Cenwulf) (died 821) was King of Mercia from 796 to 821. ... Events Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China Births Deaths February 11 - Benedict of Aniane, monastic founder and saint December 18 - Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans Coenwulf, king of Mercia Categories: 821 ... Cenelm was a son of King Coenwulf of Mercia who, according to some sources, reigned as a seven-year-old child for a few months after his fathers death in 821, but was murdered. ... Events Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China Births Deaths February 11 - Benedict of Aniane, monastic founder and saint December 18 - Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans Coenwulf, king of Mercia Categories: 821 ... Events Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens. ... Ceolwulf I was the seventeenth King of Mercia, from 821 to 823. ... Events Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens. ... Events Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. ... Beornwulf (died 826) was the King of Mercia from 823 to 826. ... Egbert (also Ecgberht or Ecgbert) (c. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... Events The Danish king accepts Christianity. ... Events Succession of Pope Valentine, then Pope Gregory IV. Arabs invade Sicily. ... Ludeca was the nineteenth King of Mercia, from 826 to 827. ... Events Succession of Pope Valentine, then Pope Gregory IV. Arabs invade Sicily. ... Events Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda. ... Wiglaf (died 839/40) was the King of Mercia from 827 to 829 and again from 830 until his death. ... Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Events Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda. ... Events Christian missionary Ansgar visits Birka, trade city of the Swedes. ... Egbert (also Ecgberht or Ecgbert) (c. ... Events Christian missionary Ansgar visits Birka, trade city of the Swedes. ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Wiglaf (died 839/40) was the King of Mercia from 827 to 829 and again from 830 until his death. ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Wigstan was the twenty-third king of Mercia, possibly during 840. ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events Boris I Michael succeeds the duumvirate of Malamir and Presian as monarch of Bulgaria. ... Beorhtwulf was the twenty-fourth king of Mercia, from 840 to 852. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events Boris I Michael succeeds the duumvirate of Malamir and Presian as monarch of Bulgaria. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Burgred or Burhred or Burghred was the last king of Mercia (852 - 874). ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ... Ceolwulf II was the twenty-sixth king of Mercia, during 873 to 879. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ... the towers fell hahaha i hate black people and jews ... Earl Æthelred (d. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... the towers fell hahaha i hate black people and jews ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... Ethelfleda (alternative spelling Aethelfled, Æthelfleda or Æthelflæd) (872/879?-918) was the eldest daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and his wife Ealhswith. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... Events King Edward I of England conquers Bedford. ... Aelfwynn was the only daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and his wife and successor Ethelfleda. ... This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 924. ...

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