Coenred Of Mercia
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Died | Rome |
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Italy | |
716 AD | |
Rome | |
Italy | |
Deposed date | 709 AD |
Grandparents | Penda of Mercia |
Eorcenberht of Kent | |
Seaxburh of Ely | |
Great grandparent | Pybba of Mercia |
Eadbald of Kent | |
Anna of East Anglia | |
Uncles | Peada of Mercia |
Parents | Wulfhere of Mercia |
Ermenilda of Ely | |
Siblings | Werburgh |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 4125896 |
Coenred Of Mercia Life story
Coenred was king of Mercia from 704 to 709. Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the English Midlands. He was a son of the Mercian king Wulfhere, whose brother Æthelred succeeded to the throne in 675 on Wulfhere's death. In 704, Æthelred abdicated in favour of Coenred to become a monk.