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Wiglaf, King of Mercia
( - 840)
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Wiglaf, King of Mercia1
M, #150368, d. 840
Last Edited=27 Nov 2005
Wiglaf, King of Mercia was the son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.2 He married Cyneðryð (?), daughter of Ecgfrið, King of Mercia. He died in 840.1
He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 827.1 He was deposed as King of Mercia, expelled when Ecgberht, King of Wessex, conquered Mercia in 829.3 He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 830.1
Child of Wiglaf, King of Mercia and Cyneðryð (?)
Wigmund, King of Mercia+2
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 65. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 407. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Wiglaf, King of Mercia1
M, #150368, d. 840
Last Edited=27 Nov 2005
Wiglaf, King of Mercia was the son of Beornwulf, King of Mercia.2 He married Cyneðryð (?), daughter of Ecgfrið, King of Mercia. He died in 840.1
He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 827.1 He was deposed as King of Mercia, expelled when Ecgberht, King of Wessex, conquered Mercia in 829.3 He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 830.1
Child of Wiglaf, King of Mercia and Cyneðryð (?)
Wigmund, King of Mercia+2
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 65. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 407. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Events
| Title (Nobility) | 827 | King of Mercia | |||
| Death | 840 |
Families
| Spouse | Cyneðryð (?) ( - ) |
| Child | Wigmund, King of Mercia ( - ) |
| Father | Beornwulf, King of Mercia ( - 825) |