Cearl of Mercia

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Cearl of Mercia was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known primarily from sparse historical records as an obscure predecessor to the more powerful King Penda.

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval ruler
human
king
child Cwenburh of Mercia NERFINISHED
country Mercia NERFINISHED
date early 7th century
describedBySource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
fatherInLawOf Edwin of Northumbria NERFINISHED
floruit early 7th century
gender male
hasFamilyConnectionWith Edwin of Northumbria NERFINISHED
historicalEra Heptarchy NERFINISHED
historicalStatus obscure
knownFor being a predecessor of King Penda
being an early king of Mercia
languageOfPeopleRuled Old English
languageOfRecord Latin
notableFact earliest securely named king of Mercia
occupation monarch
partOf Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
placeOfRule Midlands of England NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Mercia NERFINISHED
predecessor unknown
regionRuled central England
relative Cwenburh of Mercia NERFINISHED
religion paganism
sourceType sparse historical records
spouse unknown
successor Penda of Mercia NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penda of Mercia predecessor Cearl of Mercia