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A list of the Kings etc. of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between ž and š (hard and soft 'th').

The character '7' was used as represent ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings.

Kings, Ealdormen and Ladies of the Mercians

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
c.585 to 593	Creoda	CREODA CYNEVVALDING MIERCNA CYNING CREODA REX MERCIA
593 to c.606	Pybba	PYBBA CREODING MIERCNA CYNING PYBBA REX MERCIA
606 to 626	Ceorl	CEORL MIERCNA CYNING CEORL REX MERCIA
626 to 655	Penda	PENDA PYBBING MIERCNA CYNING PENDA REX MERCIA
655 to 656	Peada	PEADA PENDING MIERCNA CYNINC PEADA REX MERCIA	Killed in battle by Oswiu, King of Northumbria
'''Northumbrian Dynasty
direct rule 656 to 659	Oswiu	OSVVIV ĘŽELFRIŽING NORŽANHYMBRA 7 MIERCNA CYNING OSVVIV REX NORŽYMBRIA ET MERCIA
Mercian Dynasty
659 to 675	Wulfhere	VVLFHERE PENDING MIERCNA CYNING VVLFHERE REX MERCIA
675 to 704	'''Aethelred	ĘŽELRED PENDING MIERCNA CYNING ĘŽELRED REX MERCIA	Abdicated to become a monk
704 to 709	Cenred	COENRED VVLFHERING MIERCNA CYNING COENRED REX MERCIA	Abdicated
709 to 716	Ceolred	CEOLRED ĘŽELREDING MIERCNA CYNING CEOLRED REX MERCIA
716 to 757	Ethelbald	ĘŽELBALD ALVVIHING MIERCNA CYNING ĘŽELBALD REX MERCIA ĘŽELBALD REX BRITANNIAĘ	Murdered
757	Beornrad	BEORNRED MIERCNA CYNING BEORNRED REX MERCIA	Killed by Offa, King of Mercia
757 to 796	Offa	OFFA ŽINCFERŽING MIERCNA CYNING OFFA REX MERCIA OFFA REX ANGLORVM	Joint-king with his son Ecgfrith
787 to 14/17 December 796	Ecgfrith	ECGFRIŽ OFFING MIERCNA CYNING ECGFRIŽ REX MERCIA	Joint-king with his father Offa
December 796 to 821	Cenwulf	COENVVLF CVŽBRYHTING MIERCNA CYNING COENVVLF REX MERCIA
821 to 821	Cenelm	COENELM MIERCNA CYNING CENELM REX MERCIA
821 to 823	Ceolwulf I	CEOLVVLF CVŽBRYHTING MIERCNA CYNING CEOLVVLF REX MERCIA	Deposed and exiled
823 to 825	Beornwulf	BEORNVVLF MIERCNA CYNING BEORNVVLF REX MERCIA	Defeated by Egbert, King of Wessex and killed by the East Angles later that year
826 to 827	Ludeca	LVDECAN MIERCNA CYNING LVDECAN REX MERCIA	Murdered
827 to 829	Wiglaf	VVIGLAF MIERCNA CYNING VVIGLAF REX MERCIA	Deposed
Wessex Dynasty
829 to 830	Egbert of Wessex	ECGBRYHT EALHMVNDING VVESTSEAXE 7 EST SEAXE 7 SVŽSEAXE 7 CANTVVARE 7 MIERCNA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX SAXONVM ORIENTALIVM ET SAXONVM OCCIDENTALIVM EX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM ET CANTVVARVM ET MIERCIA
Mercian Dynasty
830 to 840	Wiglaf	VVIGLAF MIERCNA CYNING VVIGLAF REX MERCIA	Restored
840? to 840?	Wigstan	VVIGSTAN MIERCNA CYNING VVIGSTAN REX MERCIA
840 to 852	Beorhtwulf	BEORHTVVLF MIERCNA CYNING BEORHTVVLF REX MERCIA	Defeated by invading Danes; fate uncertain, traditionally killed
852 to 874	Burgred (Burhred)	BVRGRED MIERCNA CYNING BVRGRED REX MERCIA	Expelled by Danes
873 to 879	Ceolwulf II	CEOLVVLF MIERCNA CYNING CEOLVVLF REX MERCIA	Puppet king set up by the Danes in East Mercia
879 to 911	Aethelred	ĘŽELRED	As ealdorman of Anglo-Saxon West Mercia under the King of Wessex
911 to 918	Ethelfleda	EŽELFLEDA	"Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex
918 to 919	Aelfwynn	ĘLFVVYNN	Joint "Lady of the Mercians" under the King of Wessex

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