Family tree Kempin Finken » Cenwulf van Mercia (????-821)

Personal data Cenwulf van Mercia 

Source 1
  • Title: Koning, van Mercia
  • He died in the year 821.

Household of Cenwulf van Mercia

He is married to Nn Nn.

They got married


Child(ren):



Notes about Cenwulf van Mercia

CENWULF (-Basingwerk, Flintshire 821, bur Winchcomb, Gloucestershire). He succeeded [his distant cousin] King Ecgfrith in 796 as CENWULF King of Mercia. Simeon of Durham records that "Coenuulf the father of St Kenelm" succeeded "Ecgfrith" as king of Mercia[657]. Kent revolted in 796, Eadberht "Præn" installing himself as king of Kent. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that King Cenwulf suppressed the rebellion vigorously, led Eadberht "Praen" bound back to Mercia[658], and appointed his younger brother Cuthred as under-king of Kent in 798. He failed to obtain papal support for establishing London as an archiepiscopal see. He revived Mercian expansion into Wales, killed Caradog ap Meirion King of Gwynedd in 798, and raided the district between Clwyd and the Elwy in 816 and Dyfed in 818-819. Eardwulf King of Northumbria invaded Mercia in 801, but peace was imposed following mediation of English bishops and nobles[659]. "Cenuulf rex merciorum" granted freedoms to Glastonbury Abbey by charter dated 797[660]. Mercian control over Kent, at least during the period 801-811, is demonstrated by "Coenuulfus rex Merciorum" making a joint grant of land in Kent with "Cuthredo fratre meo rege Cantuariorum" dated 801[661], "Coenulfi regis Merciorum" subscribing three charters of "Cuthredus rex Cantiæ" dated 805[662], and "Coenwulf rex Merciorum" granting land at Rochester, Kent to bishop Beornmod by charter dated 811 (subscribed by, among others, "Sigered rex", "Beornnoth dux" and "Eadberht dux", none of whom have been identified)[663]. A dispute with Wulfred Archbishop of Canterbury concerning the king's right to make certain religious appointments appears to have led to the former's suspension from office from 817 to 821[664]. [m firstly ---. The evident age difference between King Cenwulf's known children Cwenthryth and Cynehelm suggests that they were probably born from different marriages although this has not been corroborated from any primary source so far consulted.] m [secondly] ÆLTHRYTH, daughter of --- (-821 or after). "Æthrith/Ælbthryth regina" subscribed charters of King Cenwulf in 804 and 811, and "Eldredia regina" a charter dated 821[665].

King Cenwulf & his [first] wife had [two] children:
CWENTHRYTH
BURGENILDA

King Cenwulf & his [second] wife had [three] children:
CYNEHELM [Kenelme] ([806/11]-murdered [821/22], bur [Winchcombe, Gloucestershire]). 
EADBERHT
EADBURGA

Bronnen:

[657] Simeon of Durham, p. 459. 

[658] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A, E and F, 796 [798]. 

[659] Stenton (2001), p. 94. 

[660] S 152. 

[661] S 157. 

[662] S 39, S 40 and S 41. 

[663] S 165. 

[664] Kirby (2000), p. 153. 

[665] S 159. S 165 and S 184. 

https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm#EadburgaMerciaMEthelredMucilGainas

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Cenwulf van Mercia?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of Cenwulf van Mercia

Cenwulf van Mercia
????-821



With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).



Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

About the surname Van Mercia


When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Jan Kempin, "Family tree Kempin Finken", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-kempin-finken/I10999.php : accessed June 12, 2024), "Cenwulf van Mercia (????-821)".