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]]'''

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]].

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.

Leofric (155 bytes)
1: '''Leofric''' was a common name in [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Engl...
3: *[[Leofric, Bishop of Exeter]]
4: *[[Leofric, Earl of Mercia]]

Leofric, Bishop of Exeter (1510 bytes)
1: ...es of Devon and Cornwall]]. In [[1050]] Bishop Leofric moved his episcopal seat from [[Crediton]] to ...
3: ...new [[Westminster Abbey]] in London, and Bishop Leofric replaced them with prebendaries he appointed a...
5: ...until he died in 1072 and was buried in the crypt of his cathedral.

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

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...

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]]'''

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]]

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: ...center" | 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]]'''

Ludeca of Mercia (618 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ... He became king after the death of [[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]] in battle against the rebellious [[Ea...
6: ...lign="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ... align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Wiglaf of Mercia|Wiglaf]]'''

Ceolwulf I of Mercia (645 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...is predecessor, and was deposed by [[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]].
6: ...r" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]]'''
7: ..." align="center" | '''[[Kings of East Anglia|King of East Anglia]]'''
8: ... rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]]'''

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...

Cenred of Mercia (1255 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...Kenred''') ruled the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdom of [[Mercia]] from [[704]] to [[709]].
4: ...red becoming "King of the Southumbrians" (a title of unclear meaning) in [[702]].
6: ...d of Mercia|Ceolred]] after four years, went with Offa (said to be a West Saxon ruler) to [[Rome]] and...
8: ...orcester, England|Worcester]], and to the [[Abbey of Evesham]].

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]]'''

Chad of Mercia (1827 bytes)
1: ...he feast day of St. Chad is celebrated on the 2nd of March.
3: ...k as [[Jesus]] had), he was appointed as [[Bishop of Lichfield]] soon after.
5: ...is not the case: in fact there is no patron saint of elections.
7: Another form of his name that survives in Modern English is St Ce...
9: ...well as [[St Chad's College]] at the [[University of Durham]].

Beornwulf of Mercia (1691 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...inant position among the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms of the [[Heptarchy]].
4: ...ion on each of these charters suggests he was not of an exceptionally high rank.
6: ...t]] and drove out its pro-Mercian king, [[Baldred of Kent|Baldred]].
8: ...oited the moment of weakness by rebelling against Mercian rule, and Beornwulf was killed attempting to cru...

Creoda of Mercia (1226 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...''Crida''') (died [[593]]) was an early King of [[Mercia]] (c. [[585]] - [[593]]).
4: ...e area of what became known as Mercia in the time of Creoda.
6: Like most of the early [[Anglo-Saxon]] kings, very little is known abou...
11: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''

Wiglaf of Mercia (1934 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
3: ...nglo-Saxon]] kingdom of [[Wessex]] under [[Egbert of Wessex|Egbert]].
5: ...and in 829, Egbert of Wessex successfully invaded Mercia and drove Wiglaf from his throne.
7: ...at the former is more likely, and cited a charter of [[836]] as evidence that Wiglaf was acting as an ...
11: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ludeca of Mercia|Ludeca]]'''

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