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Ceolwulf was the son of Cuthberht of Mercia and the brother of Coenwulf of Mercia (d. 821) and Cuthred of Kent (d. 807). Coenwulf ruled as king of Mercia from 796 until his death in 821. In 798 Coenwulf installed his brother Cuthred as king of Kent in 798. Cuthred ruled there until his death in 807, after which Kent reverted to Mercia.
Ceolwulf I King of Mercia r.821-823: Wiglaf King of Mercia?-839 r.827–829 830–839: Æthelred Mucel: Eadburh: Æthelwulf King of Wessex 795–858 r.839-858: Cynehelm
Ceolwulf II (died c. 879) was the last king of independent Mercia. [1] He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed by the Vikings in 874. His reign is generally dated 874 to 879 based on a Mercian regnal list which gives him a reign of five years. However, D. P. Kirby argues that he probably reigned into the early 880s.
Coenwulf was succeeded by his brother, Ceolwulf; a post-Conquest legend claims that his son Cynehelm was murdered to gain the succession. Within two years Ceolwulf had been deposed, and the kingship passed permanently out of Coenwulf's family. Coenwulf was the last king of Mercia to exercise substantial dominance over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Ceolwulf, occasionally spelt Ceolwulph, may refer to: Ceolwulf I of Mercia, King of Mercia; Ceolwulf II of Mercia, King of Mercia; Ceolwulf of Northumbria (Saint Ceolwulf), King of Northumbria; Ceolwulf of Wessex, King of Wessex; Ceolulfus, Bishop of Lindsey, also known as Ceolwulf
Beornwulf became King of Mercia in 823 following the deposition of King Ceolwulf I. [5] His family, as well as the majority of his background, are unknown. [6] However, Beornwulf may be distantly related to a prior Mercian king, Beornred, as well as two subsequent rulers, Beorhtwulf and Burgred— all members of the so-called B-dynasty or group. [7]
Ceolwulf, the last king of Mercia, left with the western half, reigned until 879. [23] From about 883 until his death in 911 Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians , ruled Mercia under the overlordship of Wessex.
William of Malmesbury describes Æthelflæd as the daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia, wife of King Wiglaf's son Wigmund, and mother of Wigstan. [ 1 ] According to Thomas of Marlborough 's hagiographical life of Wigstan, when his father King Wigmund died in 840, Wigstan refused to become king, preferring a life of religion.