Coenwulf of Mercia

E190216

Coenwulf of Mercia was an early 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled one of the most powerful English kingdoms of his time and played a key role in the politics of the Heptarchy.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
abolished Archbishopric of Lichfield ⓘ
approximateYearOfBirth circa 0770 ⓘ
burialPlace Winchcombe Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Winchcombe
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 9th century ⓘ
child Cwoenthryth ⓘ
Cynehelm of Mercia ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows Offa of Mercia ⓘ
conflict rebellions in Kent ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mercia ⓘ
dateOfDeath 0821 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
father Cuthberht of Mercia ⓘ
givenName Coenwulf ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
hasTitle King of the Mercians ⓘ
Overlord of southern English kingdoms ⓘ
knownFor issuing charters to religious houses ⓘ
patronage of monasteries ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Old English ⓘ
memberOf Mercian dynasty ⓘ
name Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
notableFor conflict with the kingdom of Kent ⓘ
intervention in the succession of the kings of Kent ⓘ
involvement in the politics of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy ⓘ
maintaining Mercian supremacy in southern England after Offa ⓘ
relations with the papacy over the status of the Archbishopric of Lichfield ⓘ
partOf history of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
history of Mercia ⓘ
history of the Heptarchy ⓘ
placeOfDeath Basingwerk ⓘ
linked to: Hawarden

north-east Wales ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Mercia

King of the Mercians ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Mercia
predecessor Ecgfrith of Mercia ⓘ
regionRuled Midlands of England ⓘ
linked to: Midlands
reignEnd 0821 ⓘ
reignStart 0796 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
ruled East Anglia ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
Mercia ⓘ
parts of Wales ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Cuthred of Kent ⓘ
successor Ceolwulf I of Mercia ⓘ
supported Archbishopric of Canterbury ⓘ
linked to: See of Canterbury
territorialControl large parts of southern England ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mercia → notableRuler → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
House of Offa → hasMember → Cenwulf of Mercia (possible association) ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Coenwulf of Mercia → name → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Coenwulf of Mercia → givenName → Coenwulf ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia → predecessor → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Ceolwulf I of Mercia → relative → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Kingdom of Kent → hasRuler → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Saint Kenelm → hasFather → King Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Saint Kenelm → hasRelative → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Mercia → successor → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Mercian dynasty → notableRuler → Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Mercian dynasty → notableRuler → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Eadberht Praen → conflict → Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Eadberht Praen → capturedBy → Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Eadberht Praen → successor → Cenwulf of Mercia (as overlord of Kent) ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Kings of Mercia → notableKing → Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia
Cuthberht of Mercia → father → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthberht of Mercia → parent → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthberht of Mercia → relative → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → relative → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → sibling → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → overlord → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → subordinateTo → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cuthred of Kent → ruledUnderOverlordshipOf → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cynehelm of Mercia → hasFather → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Cynehelm of Mercia → relative → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
King of the Mercians → hasNotableOfficeHolder → Coenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
Mercian–West Saxon wars → participant → King Cenwulf of Mercia ⓘ
linked to: Coenwulf of Mercia