Ceolred of Mercia
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Ceolred of Mercia was an early 8th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his turbulent reign and association with the royal Iclingas dynasty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century English person
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Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ King of Mercia ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Mercian royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Peter’s Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterization |
hostile to the Church according to later tradition
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turbulent reign ⓘ |
| conflict | internal Mercian noble opposition ⓘ |
| country | Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 716 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Rome ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
NERFINISHED
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Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | last Iclingas king with effective power in Mercia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Æthelred of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Mercian royal heartlands (exact royal centre uncertain) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue | none known ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| mother | Osthryth of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
contested authority by Mercian nobles
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eventual replacement by Æthelbald of Mercia ⓘ succession after Coenred’s abdication to become a monk in Rome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the royal Iclingas dynasty
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reputation for impiety in later ecclesiastical sources ⓘ |
| partOf | Heptarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Coenred of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realmType | Anglo-Saxon kingdom ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Midlands of early medieval England ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 716 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 709 ⓘ |
| relative |
Coenred of Mercia
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Penda of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Iclingas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown ⓘ |
| successor | Æthelbald of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of the Mercians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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