Wigmund of Mercia

9th-century Mercian, perhaps king

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Wigmund may have briefly reigned in Mercia about 840, in succession to his father, Wiglaf of Mercia. He may, on the other hand, have predeceased his father and never been anything more than a co-ruler with him. He was himself the father of Wigstan who later declined kingship. He married Ælfflæd, daughter of Ceolwulf I, which suggests that Ceolwulf II was a descendant of Wigmund and the last king of the original Mercian dynasty. According to Ford Mommaerts-Browne, he may also have been the father of Eadburh, wife of Æthelred Mucel, and mother of Eahlswith.[1][2][3][4]

## See also

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* Kings of Mercia family tree

## References

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1. ^ Mommaerts-Browne, T S M (2005). "Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy: Tracing Lineages" (PDF). Foundations. 6: 404–413 – via Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
2. ^ Kirby, D.P. (1992). The Earliest English Kings. London: Routledge. p. 179\. ISBN 978-0-415-09086-5.
3. ^ Mommaerts-Browne bases his claims on the assertion made by the Welsh monk and bishop, Asser, that Eadburh was a member of the Mercian royal line. Similarly, the historian Richard Abels makes a connection to King Coenwulf of Mercia. Furthermore, D. P. Kirby goes further in claiming that Asser himself mentions Eadburh's kinship with Ceonwulf. Mommaerts-Browne, nonetheless, observes that Ceonwulf's son, Cynehelm died young, and that his daughter, Cwoenthryth, was a nun, therefore Eadburh's descent from him seems unlikely. Alternatively, he suggests a connection to Coenwulf's brother, Ceolwulf, placing Eadburh as a daughter of Ælfflæd and Wigmund.
4. ^ Keynes & Lapidge, Asser, pp. 77; 240–41; Abels, Alfred the Great, p. 121

## External links

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* Wigmund 3 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

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Monarchs of Mercia

Kingdom of Mercia
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* Icel
* Cnebba
* Cynewald
* Creoda
* Pybba
* Cearl
* Penda
* Eowa
* Peada
* Oswiu
* Wulfhere
* Æthelred I
* Coenred
* Ceolred
* Ceolwald
* Æthelbald
* Beornred
* Offa1
* Ecgfrith
* Coenwulf1
* Cynehelm
* Ceolwulf I1
* Beornwulf2
* Ludeca
* Wiglaf
* Ecgberht
* Wigmund
* Wigstan
* Beorhtwulf
* Burgred
* Ceolwulf II
* Æthelred II3
* Æthelflæd3
* Ælfwynn3

Offa (757–796)

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* Æthelstan4
* Eadgar4

* 1Also King of Kent and East Anglia
* 2Also King of East Anglia
* 3Recognising West Saxon overlordship
* 4King of Mercia during the temporary separation of Mercia and Wessex

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