Coenred of Mercia

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Coenred of Mercia was an early 8th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, noted for abdicating his throne to become a monk in Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of Mercia
convertedTo monastic life
country Mercia NERFINISHED
deathPlace Rome
describedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
dynasty Iclingas NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
father Wulfhere of Mercia NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
knownFor abdicating his throne to become a monk in Rome
language Old English
monasticVocationLocation Rome NERFINISHED
mother Ermenilda of Kent NERFINISHED
notableEvent abdication of the Mercian throne
occupation king
monk
positionHeld King of Mercia NERFINISHED
predecessor Æthelred of Mercia NERFINISHED
realm Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED
reignEnd 709
reignStart 704
relative Cenred of Wessex NERFINISHED
Penda of Mercia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
successor Ceolred of Mercia NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 8th century
title King of the Mercians NERFINISHED
wentTo Rome NERFINISHED

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Wulfhere of Mercia child Coenred of Mercia