Coenwulf
"King of Mercia"
Mercia
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Cuthberht (Mercia) of Mercia
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Ælfthryth Mercia
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Cwenthryth Mercia and Cynehelm Mercia
Died
at about age 66
in Basingwerk, Flintshire, Wales
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Biography
King of Mercia from 796 to 821. He was succeeded by his brother Ceolwulf in 821; a post-Conquest legend claims that his son Cynehelm was murdered to gain the succession.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/coenwulf_of_mercia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenwulf_of_Mercia
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