Coenwulf of Mercia
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title:
Coenwulf of Mercia
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Coenwulf was the king of Mercia from December 796 until his death in 821. He was a descendant of King Pybba, who ruled Mercia in the early 7th century. He succeeded Ecgfrith, the son of Offa; Ecgfrith only reigned for five months, and Coenwulf ascended the throne in the same year that Offa died. In the early years of Coenwulf's reign he had to deal with a revolt in Kent, which had been under Offa's control. Eadberht Præn returned from exile in Francia to claim the Kentish throne, and Coenwulf wa
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King of Mercia from 796 to 821
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenwulf_of_Mercia
date created:
2002-11-10T12:35:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:44:23Z
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