Beorhtwulf of Mercia
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Beorhtwulf of Mercia was a 9th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his troubled reign marked by Viking raids and internal instability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beorhtwulf of Mercia canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century English person
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Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ King of Mercia ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Repton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Beorhtfrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | later Mercian king ⓘ |
| coinage | silver pennies ⓘ |
| conflict | Viking raids in 9th-century England ⓘ |
| country | Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 852 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mercian royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Heptarchy period
NERFINISHED
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Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | relatively weak ruler ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType |
charter evidence
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| issue |
conflict with church over land
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loss of Mercian dominance in southern England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| legalActs |
land confiscations from church
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land grants to lay nobles ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
internal instability in Mercia
ⓘ
reign marked by Viking raids ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | Mercian nobility ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wiglaf of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
NERFINISHED
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Mercian charters ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Midlands of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 852 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 840 ⓘ |
| relativeTo | precedes Burgred of Mercia in Mercian royal succession ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Sæthryth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededInContextOf | decline of Mercian supremacy ⓘ |
| successor | Burgred of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialContext | neighboring kingdom of Wessex ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Viking Great Army (early Viking forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarch | regional king ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Rex Merciorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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