Edwin Old English adwine died 1071 was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria , son of lfg r, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia . ref Eadwine, earl of Mercia d. 1071 doi 10.1093 ref odnb 52351 in Ann Williams, lfgar, earl of Mercia d. 1062? , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 178, accessed 18 April 2008 ref He succeeded to his father s title and responsibilities on lfg r s death in 1062. He appears as EarlEdwin Eduin comes in the Domesday Book . ref http boar.org.uk ariwxo3FNQsupII.htm BoAr FNQ Hereward II Bot generated title ref His younger brother, Morcar, Earl of Northumbria Morcar was elected Earl of Northumbria when Tostig Godwinson was ejected by the Northumbrians October 3, 1065 . In 1066 Tostig raided in Mercia but was repulsed by Edwin and Morcar and fled to Scotland . Later in the year he returned, accompanied by King Harald III of Norway Harald Hardrada of Norway at the head of a huge Norwegian army, which defeated Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford near York ... start box s reg en s bef before lfg r, Earl of Mercia lfg r s ttl title Earl of Mercia years 1062 ... of Mercia Category Year of birth unknown eo Edvino Mercia fr Edwin de Mercie no Edwin av Mercia ru ... s death at the Battle of Hastings , Edwin and Morcar were the principal supporters of a new regime ... submitted to William I of England Duke William . In 1068, Edwin and Morcar attempted to raise a rebellion in Mercia but swiftly submitted when William moved against them. In 1071 they again sought to rebel but Edwin was soon betrayed to the Normans by his own retinue and killed. Edwin s sister, Edith of Mercia Edith , had been married to Harold Godwinson until the latter s death at Battle of Hastings Hastings on 14 October 1066. Edwin s lands centred at Gilling West in his brother s Northumbrian earldom, were given to Alain Le Roux in 1071 and the district was renamed Richmondshire . Edwin ... more details
of the Mercians. , 1017 This year also was Alderman Edric slain at London . ref Earls of Mercia Leofric, Earl of Mercia Leofric c.1030 1057 lfgar, Earl of Mercia lfgar 1057 1062 Edwin, Earl of MerciaEdwin 1062 1070 Notes div class references small references div See also List of monarchs of MerciaEarl of March Welsh Marches Marcher Lords Council of the Marches References David Crouch historian ...mergeto List of monarchs of Mercia discuss Talk List of monarchs of Mercia Merger proposal date October 2010 Earl of Mercia was a title in the late Anglo Saxon, Anglo Danish, and early Anglo Norman period in England. During this period the earldom covered the lands of the old Kingdom of Mercia in the English Midlands . First governed by ealdorman ealdormen under the kings of Wessex in the 10th century, it became an earldom in the Anglo Danish period. ref Anglo Saxon Chronicle , 1017 This year King Knute took to the whole government of England, and divided it into four parts Wessex for himself, East Anglia for Thurkyll, Mercia for Edric, Northumbria for Eric. ref During the time of King Edward the Confessor Edward the earldom was held by Leofric, Earl of Mercia Leofric and his family, who were political rivals to the House of Godwin, Earl of Wessex Godwine . Following the Norman conquest of England Conquest in 1066 Edwin was confirmed as earl by William I of England King William ref Crouch p100 ref . However he was implicated in the rebellion of 1071 and was dispossessed ref Mason p192 ref . Following the death of Edwin the earldom was broken up, the power and regional jurisdiction of the earl passing to the newly formed earldoms of Earl of Chester Chester and later Earl of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury . Earldormen of Mercia lfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia lfhere 950s 983 Eadric Streona 1007 ... 1 85285 389 1 Category Earldoms Mercia Category Extinct earldoms Mercia fr Comte de Mercie no Jarl av Mercia uk ... more details
Priory . He was survived by three children, two sons, Edwin, Earl of MerciaEdwin , later Earl of Mercia, and Morcar , later Earl of Northumbria , and a daughter Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl lfgar ... , King of England . ref name ODNB Notes references start box succession box title Earl of Mercia before Leofric, Earl of Mercia Leofric after Edwin, Earl Of MerciaEdwin years 1057&ndash 1062 succession box before Harold Godwinson title Earl of East Anglia years 1053&ndash 1057 after Gyrth Godwinson end box DEFAULTSORT Aelfgar Category 1030 births Category 1062 deaths Category Earls of Mercia Category ...Other uses lfgar disambiguation lfgar died c. 1062 was son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia ,by his well known wife Godgifu Lady Godiva . ref Patrick W. Montague Smith Letters Godiva s family tree The Times , 25 January 1983 ref He succeeded to his father s title and responsibilities on the latter s death in 1057. lfgar gained from the exile of Earl Godwin of Wessex and his sons in 1051. He was given the Earldom of East Anglia , which had been that of Harold Godwinson Harold , son of Godwin. Earl Godwin and King Edward the Confessor Edward were reconciled the following year, so Harold was restored to his earldom but not for long. At Easter 1053 Godwin died, so Harold became Earl of Wessex, and the earldom of East Anglia returned to lfgar. ref name ODNB Ann Williams, lfgar, earl of Mercia d. 1062? , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 178 , accessed 18 April 2008 ref ref The Anglo Saxon Chronicle . ref lfgar seems to have ... October, they clashed with the army of the Earl of Herefordshire , Ralph the Timid . The Earl and his ... citizens. King Edward ordered an army mustered and put Earl Harold in charge of it. This was more ... by diplomacy and Earl lfgar was reinstated. ref The Chronicle of John of Worcester ed. and trans. R ... eo Aelfgar Mercia fr lfgar no lfgar av Mercia ru ... more details
Leofric died 31 August or 30 September 1057 was the Earl of Mercia and founded monasteries at Coventry ... Leofric was the son of Ealdorman Leofwine, Earl of Mercia Leofwine of the Hwicce , who died c. 1023 ... against Cnut the Great . ref Ann Williams, Leofric, earl of Mercia d. 1057 , Oxford Dictionary ..., 20AngloSaxon 20nobility.htm Jerusalem Bot generated title ref He had certainly become Earl of Mercia by the 1030s. This made him one of the most powerful men in the land, second only to Earl Godwin of Wessex ... England open to its enemies. So the issue was resolved by less bloody means. Earl Godwin and his family were outlawed for a time. ref name ASC Earl Leofric s power was then at its height. But in 1055 his son lfgar, Earl of Mercia lfgar was outlawed, without any fault , says the Anglo Saxon Chronicle ..., Earl of Mercia lfgar succeeded Leofric as Earl of Mercia. In popular culture On screen, Leofric ... . Notes Reflist s start s reg en s vac last Eadric Streona s ttl title Earl of Mercia years c.1030 1057 s aft after lfg r, Earl of Mercia lfg r s end Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Cnut divided England into four great provinces Wessex , East Anglia , Mercia and Northumbria each of which he eventually placed under the control of an earl a title new to the English, replacing the Anglo Saxon ealdorman . Mercia he initially left in the hands of Eadric Streona , who had been Ealdorman of Mercia since 1007, but Eadric was killed later in the same year of 1017. ref name ASC Mercia ... Edward when he came under threat at Gloucester from Earl Godwin in 1051. Leofric and Siward, Earl of Northumbria Earl Siward of Northumbria gathered a great army to meet that of Godwin. Wise heads counselled ... of Ralph the Timid Earl Ralph of Herefordshire and severely damaged the town. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle wryly comments And then when they had done most harm, it was decided to reinstate Earl lfgar ... by various units of the British Army as a symbol for Mercia. ref http mercianregiment.org.uk page1.html ... more details
For the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see Edwin Austin . EarlEdwin Austin was an American criminal and bank robber who had been listed on the FBI s FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Ten Most Wanted list during the 1970s. Born in Takoma Park, Maryland , Austin had been a career criminal for much of his adult life serving sentences for grand larceny , forgery , aggravated assault , escaping prison and, most notably, threatening the President of the United States when Austin sent a threatening letter to then President Lyndon Johnson as an inmate at the Idaho State Penitentiary which would result in an additional five years to his sentence . In February 1979, although having a history of attempted prison escapes and repeated altercations with police officers, Austin won parole from prison in Kansas City, Missouri and, upon his release, immediately headed south with the intentions of beginning a crime spree where, on February 28, Austin robbed a bank in Houston, Texas of 60,000. By mid July, Austin had raided a series of banks throughout the Southeast from Kentucky to Florida when federal authorities, who had previously charged Austin with bank robbery and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, officially added Austin to the FBI s Ten Most Wanted List on October 12. After a five month long federal investigation, Austin was eventually traced to a rented apartment in Tucson, Arizona where Austin was arrested by federal agents on March 1, 1980. At the time of his arrest, Austin had a loaded pistol as well as 10,000 in his possession a small amount of money from the Houston robbery had been marked, allowing Austin to be connected directly to the crime . Austin, charged with three counts of his three known robberies, was held in custody in lieu of a 35,000 bond before his eventual ..., EarlEdwin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Austin, EarlEdwin Category American bank robbers Category Living people Category ... more details
FBI Special Agent, EarlEdwin Pitts, Arrested for Espionage publisher FAS accessdate 2010 09 30 ref ... Affidavit Soviet Spies Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pitts, EarlEdwin ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pitts, EarlEdwin Category Admitted Soviet spies Category American people ...This article describes Earl Pitts, the Russian spy. For the radio character, see Earl Pitts radio character . EarlEdwin Pitts born September 23, 1953 is a former FBI special agent who, in 1996, was arrested at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Pitts was charged with several offenses, including espionage spying for the Soviet Union and Russia . In February 1997, he pled guilty to conspiring and attempting to commit espionage in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. ref cite web url http www.jonathanpollard.org 1997 062397.htm title Ex FBI Agent Pitts Sentenced to 27 Years publisher CNN accessdate 2009 04 27 ref History On June 27, 1997, Earl Pitts was sentenced by a federal judge to 27 years in prison for spying for Moscow both before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. Prosecutors had requested only 24 years. A former FBI agent, Pitts had been charged with selling U.S. intelligence secrets to the Russians for payments in excess of 224,000 from 1987 to 1992. The FBI gained knowledge of Pitts as a Soviet spy through the use of human intelligence . His KGB handler, Alexsandr Karpov, later defected to the United States and named Pitts as a Soviet mole in the FBI during his debriefings. Pitts was snared in a 16 month FBI sting that ended with his arrest while he was stationed at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia . The FBI caught Pitts by convincing him that the Russian government wanted to reactivate him as a spy. Pitts offered his services to the Soviets in 1987 while he was assigned to the FBI s New York office where he was assigned to hunt and recruit KGB officers. While working in the FBI New York office, Pitts had access to a wide range of sensitive and highly ... more details
Cross of Saint Alban image coat Mercian eagle.png symbol type Leofric, Earl of Mercia Eagle of Leofric image map Kingdom of Mercia.PNG image map caption Expansion of the Kingdom of Mercia dark green ... missionaries from Lindisfarne into Mercia, and did not restrain them from preaching. Edwin, who ... assigns him a reign of five years Stenton, p. 259n ref From 883 until 911 Earl Aethelred of MerciaEarl thelred of Mercia ruled Mercia as an earl ealderman under the king of Wessex, not a king himself ... Streona was awarded the government of Mercia by Cnut. The later earls, Leofric , lfgar, Earl of Mercia lfgar and Edwin , ruled over a territory broadly corresponding to historic Mercia, but the Chronicle .... The Arden family claim descent from Leofric, Earl of Mercia . Mercian dialect Main Mercian Anglo ... from the attributed arms of Leofric, Earl of Mercia Leofric , Earl of Mercia in the 11th ... r ce conventional long name Kingdom of Mercia common name Mercia continent Europe region British ... Icel person Icel led the Angles over the North Sea traditional event end Mercia annexed to Wessex to form the Kingdom of England event1 Creoda of Mercia Creoda first true Mercian monarch at Tamworth ... Englisc government type Monarchy title leader Monarchs see List of monarchs of Mercia full list leader1 Icel person Icel year leader1 527&ndash ? leader2 Creoda of Mercia Creoda year leader2 584&ndash 593 leader3 Penda of Mercia Penda year leader3 626&ndash 655 leader4 Offa of Mercia Offa year leader4 ... stat pop1 currency Pound sterling footnotes Mercia IPAc en icon m r s i , IPAc en m r ref ... English Mierce or Myrce , meaning border people . Mercia s neighbours included Northumbria ... of Essex Essex , and Kingdom of the East Angles East Anglia . The name Mercia is still in use today ... of Anglo Saxon objects found in England Mercia s exact evolution from the Anglo Saxons Anglo Saxon ..., Mercia developed an effective political structure and adopted Christianity later than the other kingdoms ... more details
TOCright Edwin Richard Wyndham Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl Order of St Patrick KP , Fellow ... And Mount Earl, Edwin Richard Wyndham Quin, 3rd Earl ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... Earl, Edwin Richard Wyndham Quin, 3rd Earl Category 1812 births Category 1871 deaths Category ... was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850. The son of Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl , he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1850. He was educated at Eton ... Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl in the peerage of Ireland , and first Baron Kenry of the United Kingdom 1812 1871 , born 19 May 1812, in London, was only son of Windham Henry, second earl. His grandfather ... Correspondence, ed. Ross, iii. 25 . He was further created Viscount Mount Earl on 6 Feb. 1816, and Earl of Dunraven on 5 Feb. 1822. The third earl s father, Windham Henry Quin, second earl of Dunraven ... of education in Ireland. He succeeded his father as third earl in the Irish peerage ... himself of their genuineness. His son, Windham Wyndham Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl later, the fourth earl , prepared for him minute reports of s ance s which Daniel Dunglas Home conducted ... published after his death, under the editorship of Margaret Stokes, with a preface by the fourth Earl ... issue of this marriage were Windham Wyndham Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1841 1926 Lady ... earl, under secretary for the colonies in 1885 6 and again in 1886 7, proved an active Irish politician and yachtsman. There are at Adare Manor portraits of the first Earl of Dunraven by Batoni, and of the third earl and countess by T. Philipps, as well as busts of the first and second earls. ref name TimesObit The Times , Tuesday, Oct 10, 1871 pg. 4 Issue 27190 col D Death Of The Earl Of Dunraven, K.P. ref ref name dnb cite DNB wstitle Quin, Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham last Norgate first ..., London, 1858, p. 203 4. rayment Rayment hc ODNB article by G. Le G. Norgate, Quin, Edwin Richard ... more details
about the 7th century king the late 9th to early 10th century king Earl thelred of Mercia foreignchar Aethelred of Mercia File St John s Church, Chester Westfenster 2.jpg right thumb Stained glass window in St John s Chester Infobox Monarch name thelred title King of Mercia reign 675&ndash 704 predecessor Wulfhere of Mercia Wulfhere successor Coenred of Mercia Coenred queen Osthryth issue Ceolred of Mercia Ceolred br Ceolwald of Mercia Ceolwald ? father Penda of Mercia Penda mother Cynewise thelred IPAc en icon l r d died after 704 was List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia , died. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, where his armies destroyed ... the kingdom of Lindsey to Mercia s possession. However, thelred was unable to re establish ... see sees in Mercia and Northumbria. thelred befriended Bishop Wilfrid of York when Wilfrid was expelled ... the throne to Wulfhere s son Coenred of Mercia Coenred . thelred became a monk at Bardney , a monastery ... son named Ceolwald who was briefly king before Ceolred. Mercia in the seventh century Image British ... to Britain two hundred years before. The kingdom of Mercia occupied what is now the English midlands ... Yorke Yorke, Barbara , The Origins of Mercia in Brown & Farr, Mercia , pp. 15&ndash 16 ref The earliest Mercian king about whom definite historical information has survived is Penda of Mercia , thelred s father. ref name BF Origins 18 Barbara Yorke, The Origins of Mercia in Brown & Farr, Mercia ... History , II, 5, p. 111. ref The fifth of these was Edwin of Northumbria , who was killed at the battle ... ref ref name Kirby 83 Kirby, Earliest English Kings , p. 83. ref After Edwin s death, Northumbria ... Oswald , Edwin s nephew, killed Cadwallon and reunited the kingdoms, and subsequently re established ... and killed Penda at the Battle of the Winwaed . ref name Yorke 103 Oswiu installed Peada of Mercia ... more details
Cearl was an early List of monarchs of Mercia king of Mercia who ruled during the early part of the 7th century, perhaps from about 606 to about 626. He is the first Mercian king mentioned by Bede in his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum . Cearl s ancestry is unknown. He is not included in the Mercian .... ref Henry of Huntingdon in the 12th century placed him as ruling after Pybba of Mercia Pybba ... the exiled Edwin of Northumbria Edwin of Deira , who was later king of Northumbria , and had two sons ... thelfrith , since Edwin was thelfrith s rival and Cearl would not have married his daughter to an enemy ... Britonum credits the later king Penda of Mercia Penda with first separating the Mercians from the Northumbrians ... D. P. Kirby speculated that perhaps Cearl was enabled to marry his daughter to Edwin due to the protection of the powerful East Anglia n king Raedwald of East Anglia Raedwald , and that Edwin s subsequent ... have effectively ended his overkingship of Mercia until the rise of Penda. ref Higham, N. J., King ... had to Penda, if any. That Cearl married his daughter to Edwin could be evidence that he and Penda were rivals, since Penda later fought against and defeated Edwin in alliance with Cadwallon ap Cadfan ... son of Edwin who was Cearl s grandson through Cwenburh. Although Penda s reason is unknown, the killing ... Northumbria , The Heroic Age , Issue 2, Autumn Winter 1999. ref See also Kings of Mercia family tree Notes and references references s start s reg succession box before Pybba of Mercia Pybba title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years c . 606 c . 626 after Penda of Mercia Penda s end Kings of Mercia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cearl Of Mercia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 626 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cearl Of Mercia ... century English people de Ceorl el fr Cearl de Mercie it Cearl di Mercia he , ja no Cearl av Mercia ru sh Cearl od Mercije ... more details
Mercia was an Anglo Saxon kingdom. Mercia or Mercian may also refer to Mercia radio station Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue Mercia MacDermott Mercian bicycles Mercian Old English Mercian Brigade Mercian Regiment See also List of monarchs of Mercia Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry West Mercia Police Disambig Category Mercia pt M rcia desambigua o ... more details
unsourced date April 2009 Wigmund may have briefly reigned in Mercia in about 840 , in succession to his father, Wiglaf of Mercia . He may, on the other hand, have predeceased his father and never been anything more than a co ruler with him. He was himself the father of Wigstan of Mercia . Kings of Mercia England bio stub UK royal stub Category Mercian monarchs it Wigmund di Mercia ru ... more details
Ludeca was King of Mercia , from 826 to 827. He became king after the death of Beornwulf of Mercia Beornwulf in battle against the rebellious Kingdom of East Anglia East Angles , but he too was killed in another failed attempt to subjugate them in the next year. Prior to his rule, he was mentioned in two charters from 824 as a dux under Beornwulf. ref Frank Stenton, Anglo Saxon England 1943, 1971, 1998 Oxford paperback , page 231, note 3. ref The Fitzwilliam Museum holds a coin minted during Ludeca s reign. It is thought the silver penny was minted at Ipswich and the moneyer s name was W rbeald. See also Kings of Mercia family tree References reflist start box succession box before Beornwulf of Mercia Beornwulf title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 826&ndash 827 after Wiglaf of Mercia Wiglaf end box Kings of Mercia England bio stub UK royal stub Category 827 deaths Category Mercian monarchs Category 9th century rulers in Europe Category 9th century English people Category Anglo Saxons killed in battle de Ludeca es Ludeca de Mercia fr Ludecan de Mercie ru ... more details
SpecialChars Beornred Old English language Anglo Saxon Beornr d was briefly List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia in 757, following the murder of Ethelbald of Mercia thelbald . However, he was defeated by Offa of Mercia Offa and fled. According to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle , in 757 y ilcan geare mon ofsloh elbald Mearcna cyning on S candune, his lic r ste on Hreopandune, he ricsade .xli. wintra. Beornred feng to rice lytle hwile heold ungefealice, y ilcan geare Offa geflemde Beornred feng to am rice heold .xxxix. wintra, ... ... and in the same year Aethelbald, king of Mercia, was killed at Seckington , and his body rests at Repton and he ruled 41 years. And then Beornred succeeded to the kingdom, and held it a little while and unhappily and that same year Offa put Beornred to flight and succeeded to the kingdom, and held it 39 years... ref ASC manuscript E, 755 757 translated by Michael Swanton , The Anglo Saxon Chronicle , 1996. ref See also Kings of Mercia family tree References references start box s reg other succession box before Ethelbald of Mercia Ethelbald title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 757 after Offa of Mercia Offa end box Kings of Mercia DEFAULTSORT Beornred of Mercia Category Mercian monarchs Category Burials at Church of Saint Wystan, Repton Category 8th century rulers in Europe Category 8th century English people England bio stub UK royal stub de Beornrad von Mercien el es Beornrad de Mercia fr Beornred de Mercie it Beornrad di Mercia hu Beornred merciai kir ly ru ... more details
Pybba 570?&ndash 606 615 also Pibba , Wibba , Wybba was an early List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia . He was the son of Creoda of Mercia Creoda and father of Penda of Mercia Penda and Eowa of Mercia Eowa . His dates are sometimes given in genealogies as birth in 570, the beginning of his reign in 593, and death in either 606 or 615, but with no apparent evidence the Anglo Saxon Chronicle just mentions him as father of Penda, with no further detail. Pybba is said by the Historia Brittonum to have had 12 sons. ref name HB http www.fordham.edu halsall basis nennius full.html Historia Brittonum , Chapter 65. ref Cearl of Mercia Cearl , another Mercian king, is mentioned by Bede , and may have been Pybba s successor, but his relationship to Pybba, if any, is unknown. Pybba s son Penda eventually became king the Chronicle gives the date of this as 626, although Bede suggests it was not until after the battle of Hatfield Chase in 633. Besides Penda and Eowa who the author of the Historia Brittonum said were the sons of Pybba who were the best known to him ref name HB , Pybba also apparently had a son named Coenwalh. Every king from Penda until Ceolwulf I of Mercia Ceolwulf , who was deposed in 823, was said to be a descendant of Pybba, either through Penda, Eowa, or Coenwalh perhaps excluding Beornrad of Mercia Beornrad , who ruled briefly and whose background is unknown . Pybba also is said to have had a daughter. Though un named, she was possibly the first wife of Cenwalh , King of Wessex 648 674 . Citation needed date May 2010 See also Kings of Mercia family tree References reflist s start s reg succession box before Creoda of Mercia Creoda title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years c. 593 &ndash 606 or 615 after Cearl of Mercia Cearl s end Kings of Mercia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... fan Mercia it Pybba he , ja no Pybba av Mercia nds Pybba ru ... more details
Ceolwald may have been King of Mercia circa 716. King Ceolred of Mercia , a grandson of Penda died in 716 of a fit. Most Mercian king lists have Ceolred succeeded by thelbald of Mercia thelbald , 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 thought to have been Ceolred s brother, and thus the last of Penda s direct descendants to have ruled in Mercia. Ceolwald can only have been king for a short time as thelbald appears to have become king in the year of Ceolred s death. See also Kings of Mercia family tree References Kirby, D.P., The Earliest English Kings. London Unwin Hyman, 1991. ISBN 0 04 445691 3 Barbara Yorke Yorke, Barbara , Kings and Kingdoms in Early Anglo Saxon England. London Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1 85264 027 8 Kings of Mercia Category Mercian monarchs Category 8th century rulers in Europe Category 8th century English people de Ceolwald fr Ceolwald de Mercie it Ceolwald di Mercia nl Coelwald ru ... more details
refimprove date May 2008 File Burgred king of Mercia 852 874.jpg thumb Coins of Burgred, king of Mercia, 852 874. File Burgred charter 869 Cotton MS Aug ii 76.png thumb right A charter of Burgred s dated 869 Burgred or Burhred or Burghred was the king of Mercia 852 874 . Rule Burgred succeeded to the throne in 852, and in 852 or 853 called upon Ethelwulf of Wessex to aid him in subduing northern Wales . The request was granted and the campaign proved successful, the alliance being sealed by the marriage of Burgred to thelswith , daughter of Ethelwulf. In 868 the Mercian king appealed to Ethelred of Wessex and his brother, Alfred the Great for assistance against the Danes Germanic tribe Danes , who were in possession of Nottingham . The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting, and the Danes were allowed to remain through the winter. In 874 the march of the Danes from Kingdom of Lindsey Lindsey to Repton drove Burgred from his kingdom. ref name b1911 s 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica Burgred 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica Burgred ref They appointed a Mercian ealdorman Ceolwulf II of Mercia Ceolwulf to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to the Danes. ref The Anglo Saxon Chronicle , s.a. 874 ref Burgred retired to Rome and died there. He was buried, according to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle , in the church of Sancta Maria, in the school of the England English nation in Rome ... , which may be the first actual Viking ship burial in England proper. See also Kings of Mercia family ... succession box title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 852 874 before Beorhtwulf of Mercia Beorhtwulf after Ceolwulf II of Mercia Ceolwulf II end box Kings of Mercia DEFAULTSORT Burgred of Mercia Category Mercian monarchs Category 9th century rulers in Europe Category 9th century English people Wikisource1911Enc Burgred de Burgred eo Burgred fr Burgred de Mercie id Burgred dari Mercia it Burgred di Mercia hu Burgred merciai kir ly ru ... more details
Icel or Icil was an early king of Mercia , according to an eighth century life of Saint Guthlac St Guthlac . ref name Kirby 15 Kirby, Earliest English Kings , p. 15. ref Early genealogies record him as the great grandfather of Creoda of Mercia and the son of Eomer , last King of the List of kings of the Angles Angles in Angeln . Icel led his people across the North Sea to Great Britain Britain , and gave his name to the Iclings or Icelingas , the ruling dynasty of Mercia. He was probably active in the period 510 535, ref Zaluckyi, Sarah & Feryok, Marge, Mercia The Anglo Saxon Kingdom of Central England Logaston Press, 2001 ref which corresponds to a date given in the Flores Historiarum of Roger of Wendover and Matthew Paris , namely 527, under which is reported, ...pagans came from Germany and occupied East Anglia... some of whom invaded Mercia and fought many battles with the British... This date, however, should perhaps be amended to 515. ref Davies, Wendy, Annals and the origins of Merca in Mercian Studies Leicester University Press, 1977 ref Icel s son was Cnebba . See also Kings of Mercia family tree Notes reflist 2 References refbegin cite book last Kirby first D.P. title The Earliest English Kings year 1992 location London publisher Routledge isbn 0 415 09086 5 refend Kings of Mercia DEFAULTSORT Icel Category 5th century births Category Anglo Saxon royalty Category Angles Category Mercia Category Mercian monarchs Category 6th century rulers in Europe UK royal stub br Icel Mercia es Icel de Mercia got it Icel persona nn Icel pl Icel ru sh Icel ... more details
Ecgfrith died December 796 was a List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796. He was the son and heir of King Offa of Mercia and his wife Cynethryth . In 787, Offa had Ecgfrith crowned as co ruler. He succeeded his father in July 796, but despite Offa s efforts to secure his son s succession, it is recorded that Ecgfrith ruled for only 141 days. Since Offa died either on July 26 or July 29, this would mean that Ecgfrith died either on December 14 or December 17. Offa thus appears to have moved to eliminate dynastic rivals to the succession of his son. According to a contemporary letter from Alcuin of York , an English deacon and scholar who spent over a decade at Charlemagne s court as one of his chief advisors, ref name BEASE 24 Lapidge, Alcuin of York , in Lapidge et al., Encyclopaedia of Anglo Saxon England , p. 24. ref however, the vengeance of the blood shed by the father has reached the son . Alcuin adds, This was not a strengthening of the kingdom, but its ruin. ref name EHD 786 Letter of Alcuin to Mercian ealdorman Osbert, tr. in Whitelock, English Historical Documents , p. 787 ref The surviving sources do not record whether Ecgfrith died of natural causes or was assassinated, though Alcuin s letter seems to imply the latter. Ecgfrith was the first Anglo Saxon king to receive a Christian consecration as part of his coronation. ref ... reflist See also Kings of Mercia family tree start box s reg other succession box before Offa of Mercia Offa title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 796 after Coenwulf of Mercia Coenwulf end box Kings of Mercia Categories Category 796 deaths Category Mercian monarchs Category 8th century rulers in Europe Category 8th century English people England bio stub br Ecfrith Mercia de Ecgfrith von Mercien el es Ecfrido de Mercia fr Ecgfrith de Mercie it Ecgfrith di Mercia hu Ecgfrith merciai kir ly no Ecgfrith av Mercia ru sh Ecgfrith ... more details
window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia Penda died ... ref was a 7th century List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia , the Heptarchy Anglo Saxon ... of the powerful Northumbria n monarch king Edwin of Northumbria Edwin at the Battle of Hatfield ..., he defeated and killed Edwin s eventual successor, Oswald of Northumbria Oswald , at the Battle of Maserfield ... of reign, and battle with the West Saxons Penda was a son of Pybba of Mercia Pybba and said ... of Mercia Cryda s offspring, Cryda Cynewald s offspring, Cynewald Cnebba s offspring, Cnebba Icel of Mercia Icel s offspring, Icel Eomer s offspring, Eomer Angeltheow s offspring, Angeltheow Offa ... T. Koch notes that, Penda and a number of other royal names from early Anglian Mercia have more ... and Eowa of Mercia Eowa were those best known to its author. ref Historia Brittonum HB , Chapter .... Another Mercian king, Cearl of Mercia Cearl , is mentioned by Bede as ruling at the same time as the Northumbrian ... who were still young his son Wulfhere of Mercia Wulfhere was still just a youth three years after ... Edwin of Northumbria s defeat in 633 see Alliance with Cadwallon and the Battle of Hatfield Chase ... descended from the royal family of the Mercians, only became their king after Edwin s defeat . ref ... of Mercia, had apparently been taken by the West Saxons from the Britons historical British ... Welsh king of Kingdom of Gwynedd Gwynedd , became involved in a war with Edwin of Northumbria, the most ... king soon afterwards, based on Bede s characterisation of his position. Edwin was killed in the battle ... is uncertain. Bede says that the pagans who had slain Edwin presumably a reference to the Mercians ... Heavenfield to secure or consolidate his position in Mercia. Referring to Penda s successes against ... see note 29. ref Kirby says that, while Oswald was as powerful as Edwin had been, he faced a more ... References 4 sup ref At some point during Oswald s reign, Penda had Edwin s son Eadfrith killed, contrary ... more details
Beornwulf died 825 was List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia now the English Midlands Midlands of England from 823 to 825. His short reign saw the collapse of the Mercian Supremacy Mercia s supremacy over the kingdoms of the Anglo Saxon England Anglo Saxon Heptarchy . Beornwulf s ancestry is practically unknown. His father was a Mercian nobleman, ealdorman Beorhtweald died 796 . A man named Beornwulf is mentioned as having witnessed a charter of King Coenwulf of Mercia Coenwulf in 812 and another of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia Ceolwulf in 823, but his position on each of these charters suggests he was not of an exceptionally high rank. ref Frank Stenton, Anglo Saxon England 1943, 1971, 1998 Oxford paperback , page 231, note 1. ref Ceolwulf I was overthrown in 823, and Beornwulf became king. Kingdom of Powys Powys was conquered by the Mercians at about this time, but it is unclear which of the two kings was ruling when it occurred. It has been argued that the known record suggests Beornwulf was more vigorous and likely to wage such a campaign than Ceolwulf, and that the conquest of Powys may have therefore been accomplished by Beornwulf at the beginning of his rule. ref name Kirby D. P. Kirby, The Earliest English Kings 1991, 2000 paperback , Routledge, pages 154&ndash 155. ref Soon ..., Mercia s dominance of southern England rapidly unravelled. Essex and Sussex switched their loyalty ... indeed today, with only around twenty five examples known to exist. See also Kings of Mercia family tree References reflist s start s reg other s bef rows 2 before Ceolwulf I of Mercia Ceolwulf I s ttl title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 823 825 s aft after Ludeca of Mercia Ludeca ... Aethelstan s end Kings of Mercia DEFAULTSORT Beornwulf of Mercia Category 825 deaths Category ... 9th century English people de Beornwulf von Mercien eo Beornwulf Mercia fr Beornwulf de Mercie it Beornwulf di Mercia ja ru sh Beornwulf od Mercije ... more details
for the son of Cerdic Creoda of Wessex File Creda John Speed.JPG thumb right Imaginary depiction of Creoda from John Speed s 1611 Saxon Heptarchy Creoda or Crida c. 540 ref Or circa 520. Google returns 148 results for Creoda being born c. 540 http www.google.com search?hl en&lr &safe off&as qdr all&q creoda 540&btnG Search and 136 results for his birth at c. 520 http www.google.com search?hl en&lr &safe off&as qdr all&q creoda 520&btnG Search . However these dates can only be the result of intelligent guesswork due to the lack of specific records. ref 593 was the first monarch of Mercia , reigning from 584 to 593. Creoda is recorded as having been the son of Cynewald , the grandson of Cnebba , and the great grandson of Icel person Icel consequently, members of the Mercian royal line were known as Iclinga s. Although this suggests that Creoda was only a fourth generation descendant of the first Angles in England , the sources nevertheless record him as having been the first ruler of the Kingdom of Mercia. One explanation for this is that the Mercians had initially settled further east and only moved into the area of what became known as Mercia in the time of Creoda. Like most of the early Anglo Saxons Anglo Saxon kings, very little is known about his life. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle records his death in the year 593. See also Kings of Mercia family tree start box S reg succession box before Cynewald title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years c. 584 &ndash c. 593 after Pybba of Mercia Pybba end box Notes Reflist Kings of Mercia Category 540 births Category 593 deaths Category Mercian monarchs Category Anglo Saxon royalty Category 6th century rulers in Europe England bio stub UK royal stub de Creoda fr Creoda de Mercie fy Creoda fan Mercia it Creoda di Mercia he , ja no Creoda av Mercia ru sh Creoda od Mercije ... more details
The Forest of Mercia lies within the northernmost boundary of the more ancient and well known Forest of Arden which covered the area when it formed part of the Kingdom of Mercia , and is one of twelve Community forests established close to major towns and cities across England. It covers an area of 92 square miles 23,000 hectares , and is focused around the town of Cannock in South Staffordshire ref name Forest of Mercia web page http www.staffordshire.gov.uk environment e land Countryside ProjectsPartners PPForestofMercia.htm Forest of Mercia web page ref . History Community Forests are part of an environmental improvement programme set up in 1990 by the Countryside Commission , and operated by local partnerships that include local communities, local councils, Natural England and the Forestry Commission . They were set up to help regenerate communities, renew established woodland areas by planting new trees, improving green spaces and creating new walkways and cycle paths ref name Forest of Mercia web pageEngland s Community Forests http www.communityforest.org.uk England s Community Forests ref . In the Forest of Mercia s case, the partnership includes Lichfield District Council , South Staffordshire Council , Staffordshire County Council and Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council , and the forest is managed from a purpose built Innovation Centre at Chasewater, near Burntwood . References references coord 52.6617 1.9427 dim 20000 region GB display title Category Forests and woodlands of England Category Mercia staffordshire geo stub ... more details
he came to exercise power in Mercia. According to Bede, Oswiu allowed Peada to rule the southern part of Mercia southern Mercia consisted of 5,000 families, Bede reports, while northern Mercia ... in 656. ref name Winwaed See also Kings of Mercia family tree References references s start s reg succession box before Penda of Mercia Penda title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 655&ndash 656 after Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu s end Kings of Mercia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia ... century English people de Peada el es Peada de Mercia fr Peada de Mercie he , nl Peada no Peada av Mercia ru sh Peada od Mercije ... more details
Other people2 lffl d lffl d was a daughter of Offa of Mercia and Cynethryth . She may have witnessed a Anglo Saxon Charters charter with her father, mother, and brother Ecgfrith of Mercia Ecgfrith in the 770s, and again in 787 with her mother, father, brother, and two sisters here she is described as virgo &mdash unmarried. It is possible that she was the daughter of Offa whose proposed marriage to Charles the Younger, son of Charlemagne Charles the Younger caused a dispute between Charlemagne and Offa in around 789&ndash 790. In 792 she married thelred I of Northumbria at Catterick, North Yorkshire Catterick . Here she is described as queen , which has suggested to some historians that she had been previously married, and to a king, perhaps to one of thelred s predecessors. References refbegin citation last Kirby first D. P. title The Earliest English Kings location London publisher Unwin isbn 0 04 445692 1 year 1991 citation last Stafford first Pauline authorlink Pauline Stafford contribution Political Women in Mercia, Eighth to Early Tenth Centuries editor first Michelle P. editor last Brown editor2 first Carol A. editor2 last Farr title Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom in Europe location Leicester publisher Leicester University Press year 2001 isbn 0 8264 7765 8 pages 35&ndash 49 year 2005 citation last Woolf first Alex author link Alex Woolf title From Pictland to Alba, 789&ndash 1070 year 2007 series The New Edinburgh History of Scotland publisher Edinburgh University Press location Edinburgh isbn 0 7486 1234 5 refend DEFAULTSORT Aelfflaed Of Mercia Category Anglo Saxon royal consorts Category 8th century English people Category Women of medieval England de Aelfflaed fr lffl d de Mercie hu lfl d ... more details
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