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Ceolwulf I was the King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 821 until his deposition in 823. He was the brother of Coenwulf , his predecessor, and was deposed by Beornwulf . [ 1 ]
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
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 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.
Mercian army under Ceolwulf destroys the fortress of Degannwy and takes control of Powys. [3] 17 September – Ceolwulf I of Mercia is consecrated as successor to his brother King Coenwulf by Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury. 823. After 26 May – Ceolwulf I of Mercia is overthrown as king by Beornwulf, whose pedigree is not known. 825
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.
Ceolwald may have been King of Mercia around 716 AD. King Ceolred of Mercia, a grandson of Penda, died in 716. Most Mercian king-lists have Ceolred succeeded by Æthelbald, who was not a descendant of Penda. However, one version of the Worcester Cathedral lists has Ceolred succeeded by Ceolwald. From the similarity of their names, Ceolwald is ...