Ceolwulf II of Mercia
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Ceolwulf II (died c. 879) was the last king of independent Mercia.[1] He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed by the Vikings in 874. His reign is generally dated 874 to 879 based on a Mercian regnal list which gives him a reign of five years. However, D. P. Kirby argues that he probably reigned into the early 880s. By 883, he was replaced by Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, who became ruler of Mercia with the support of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex.[2][3]
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Ceolwulf II | |
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King of Mercia | |
Reign | 874–c. 879 |
Predecessor | Burgred |
Successor | Æthelred (as Lord of the Mercians) |
House | C-dynasty |
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