Earl Aethelred of Mercia (1226 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...of the Mercians", and he was subject to the power of [[Wessex]].
4: ...of [[London]] by [[Alfred the Great|King Alfred]] of Wessex, whose sister, [[Ethelfleda]], he married.
6: ...dom of [[Wessex]] to appear as the [[liberation]] of areas conquered by the [[Danes]].
8: ... his life, he allowed Ethelfleda to exercise many of his powers, and when he died she succeeded him.

Aethelred of Mercia (1818 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ''For the later earl, see [[Earl Aethelred of Mercia]].''
4: ... of Mercia|Penda]] and a brother of [[Wulfhere of Mercia|Wulfhere]], whom he succeeded as king.
6: ...h Ecgfrith had won back at the close of the reign of Wulfhere.
8: ... of [[Theodore of Tarsus|Theodore]], [[archbishop of Canterbury]], Æthelred agreed to pay a [[we...

Leofwine, Earl of Mercia (375 bytes)
1: ...0]] - died [[1028]]), was also the [[Earldorman]] of [[Hwicce]].
4: ...arl of Devonshire and his mother was [[Elfwina of Mercia]].
6: ... Their only recorded child was [[Leofric, Earl of Mercia]].

Leofric, Earl of Mercia (1070 bytes)
1: ...el by [[Charles Kingsley]], they were the parents of [[Hereward the Wake]], but this is merely a liter...
6: His son, [[Alfgar, Earl Of Mercia]], suceded him.
13: '''[[Leofwine, Earl of Mercia]]'''
14: ...idth="40%" align="center" | '''[[Leofric, Earl of Mercia]]'''
16: '''[[Alfgar, Earl Of Mercia]]'''

Aethelred (213 bytes)
1: Several persons of [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[England]] were named '''Æ...
3: * [[Aethelred of Mercia]]
4: * [[Earl Aethelred of Mercia]]
5: * [[Aethelred II of England]] "the Unready"

Mercia (8844 bytes)
1: ...the new [[British Army]] infantry regiment, the [[Mercian Regiment]].
3: ...en the kingdom of Northumbria and the inhabitants of the [[Trent]] river valley.
5: ...tle of Winwaed]] by the Northumbrian king [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]] in [[655]].
7: ...sane. So ended the rule of the direct descendants of Penda.
9: ...aradise of Powys." Elegies written in the persona of its dispossessed rulers record the sorrow at this...

Mercia FM (1946 bytes)
3: ...er: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #6a6c76;">Mercia FM</p>
33: [[Category:UK Radio Stations|Mercia]]

Ethelbald of Mercia (3666 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...of [[Eowa of Mercia|Eowa]], brother of [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]].
4: ...ed him and his followers shelter. On [[Ceolred of Mercia|Ceolred]]'s death, he returned to become king in ...
6: ...n against Wessex and captured the royal [[manor]] of [[Somerton]].
8: ...sing a charter of Ethelbald at the very beginning of his reign, in 757.

Coenwulf of Mercia (4604 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...1]]) was [[List of monarchs of Mercia|King]] of [[Mercia]] from [[796]] to [[821]].
4: ... [[Eowa of Mercia|Eowa]], who had lived 150 years earlier.
6: ...8 to [[807]]; when he died, Coenwulf took control of Kent in name as well as fact.
8: ... Offa's death. However, Coenwulf regained control of East Anglia within a few years.

Penda of Mercia (29368 bytes)
1: ...at in the [[battle of the Winwaed]] in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians and was k...
3: ==Descent, beginning of reign, and battle with the West Saxons==
5: ... Mercia|Pybba]], and thus said to be a descendant of [[Icel]], with a lineage purportedly extending ba...
7: ...ng, Wermund Wihtaeg's offspring, Wihtlaeg Woden's offspring.{{fn|2}}
9: ...own to its author.{{fn|3}} (Many of these 12 sons of Pybba may in fact merely represent later attempts...

Wulfhere of Mercia (2500 bytes)
1: ...ercia after its disastrous defeat at the [[Battle of Winwaed]].
3: ...supremacy of [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]], king of [[Northumbria]], and Wulfhere became their king.
5: ...e the [[Kingdom of Essex|East]] and the [[Kingdom of Sussex|South Saxons]] to accept Christianity, and...
7: ...the Mercians and the West Saxons under [[Aescwine of Wessex|Aescwine]]. Wulfhere died in the same year...
9: ... only daughter was St Werburga or Werburh, abbess of [[Ely]].

Eowa of Mercia (4125 bytes)
1: ...lowing the death of Penda's grandson [[Ceolred of Mercia|Ceolred]] and ended with Ecgfrith's death in Dece...
3: ...owa may have ruled over the southern and northern Mercians respectively.<small><sup>[[#References|4]]</sup...
5: ...ons him when tracing the descent of Ethelbald and Offa.
7: In recording the lineage of Eowa's grandson Ethelbald, who ruled from 716 unt...
9: ...s offspring, Alweo Eawa's offspring, Eawa Pybba's offspring...

Pybba of Mercia (1761 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...father of [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]] and [[Eowa of Mercia|Eowa]].
4: ...o-Saxon Chronicle]]'' just mentions him as father of Penda, with no further detail.
6: ... (perhaps excluding the short-lived [[Beornrad of Mercia|Beornrad]], whose background is unknown).
10: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Creoda of Mercia|Creoda]]'''

Beorhtwulf of Mercia (416 bytes)
1: ...rhtwulf''' was the twenty-fourth [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], from [[840]] to [[852]].
4: ... align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Wigstan of Mercia|Wigstan]]'''
5: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
6: ...align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]'''
11: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]

Peada of Mercia (4049 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...655]] until his death. He was a son of [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]].
4: ...ht to marry Elfieda, the daughter of King [[Oswiu of Northumbria]]; Oswiu, however, made this conditio...
6: ...nd had married his sister Cyneherga, the daughter of King Penda.<small>^{[[#References|1]]}</s...
8: Peada was subsequently baptized by [[Finan]] of [[Lindisfarne]], and this was followed by a campa...

Beornrad of Mercia (890 bytes)
1: ...d]]. However, he was defeated by [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]] and fled.
3: ... a little while and unhappily; and that same year Offa put Beornred to flight and succeeded to the kin...
7: ...lign="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ethelbald of Mercia|Ethelbald]]'''
8: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
9: ...n="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]'''

Cearl of Mercia (541 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ... Northumbria|Edwin of Deira]], who was later king of [[Northumbria]].
6: ...%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Pybba of Mercia|Pybba]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ..." align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Penda of Mercia|Penda]]'''

Cenelm of Mercia (896 bytes)
1: ...[812]]. He would have been the sixteenth king of Mercia.
5: ...r" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]]'''
6: ..." align="center" | '''[[Kings of East Anglia|King of East Anglia]]'''
7: ...rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Ceolwulf I of Mercia|Ceolwulf I]]'''
9: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''

Ceolwulf II of Mercia (429 bytes)
1: ...lwulf II''' was the twenty-sixth [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], during [[873]] to [[879]].
5: ... align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]'''
6: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
7: ... | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Earl Aethelred of Mercia|Aethelred]]'''
12: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]

Wigstan of Mercia (415 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...'Wigstan''' was the twenty-third [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], possibly during [[840]].
6: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Wiglaf of Mercia|Wiglaf]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ...gn="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Beorhtwulf of Mercia|Beorhtwulf]]'''

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