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c. 515 - c. 535Reign of King Icel, founder of Mercia.
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c. 535 - c. 545Reign of King Cnebba in Mercia.
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c. 545 - c. 580Reign of King Cynewald in Mercia.
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c. 580 - c. 595Reign of King Creoda in Mercia.
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c. 595 - c. 606Reign of King Pybba in Mercia.
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c. 606 - c. 625Reign of King Cearl in Mercia; lands lost to Northumbria after Battle of Chester.
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c. 616Battle of Chester; Mercia loses Welsh kingdoms to Northumbria.
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c. 625 - 655Reign of King Penda in Mercia; kingdom expands.
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628Battle of Cirenchester; King Penda of Mercia defeats West Saxons and takes land.
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633Battle of Hatfield Chase; King Penda of Mercia defeats Northumbria and takes lands.
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655Battle of the Winwaed; King Penda of Mercia killed; Mercia defeated by Northumbria and partitioned.
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655 - 656Peada, son of Penda, rules southern Mercia.
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655 - 658Oswiu of Northumbria rules northern Mercia.
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658 - 675King Wulfhere reigns in Mercia; reunites the kingdom.
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675 - 704King Aethelred I reigns in Mercia.
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704 - 709King Coenred reigns in Mercia.
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709 - 716King Ceolred reigns in Mercia. .
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716 - 757King Aethelbald reigns in Mercia.
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757Beornred reigns briefly in Mercia; deposed by Offa.
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757 - 796King Offa reigns in Mercia; builds famous dyke along border with Wales.
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796Offa's son Ecgfrith reigns briefly in Mercia.
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796 - 821King Coenwulf reigns in Mercia.
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821 - 823King Ceolwulf I reigns in Mercia.
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823 - 826King Beornwulf reign in Mercia; loses supremacy to Mercia after Battle of Ellandun.
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825Battle of Ellandun; Wessex defeats Mercia, Mercian supremacy in the region lost. .
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826 - 827King Ludeca reigns in Mercia.
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827 - 829First reign of King Wiglaf in Mercia; deposed by Egbert of Wessex.
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827 - 829First reign of King Wiglaf in Mercia; deposed by Egbert of Wessex.
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827 - 829First reign of King Wiglaf in Mercia; deposed by Egbert of Wessex.
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827 - 829First reign of King Wiglaf in Mercia; deposed by Egbert of Wessex.
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829 - 830King Egbert of Wessex rules Mercia directly.
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830 - 839Second reign of Wiglaf in Mercia.
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839 - 840King Wigmund reigns in Mercia. .
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840King Wigstan reigns in Mercia.
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840 - 852King Beorhtwulf reigns in Mercia.
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852 - 874King Burgred reigns in Mercia; deposed by Viking army.
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874 - 883King Ceolwulf II reigns in Mercia; Viking puppet-king.
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879King Ceolwulf II cedes eastern part of Mercia to Vikings; end of united Mercian kingdom.
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883 - 911King Aethelred II reigns in Mercia; submits to Alfred the Great of Wessex as overlord.
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911 - 918Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, reigns in Mercia.
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918Lady Aelfwynn, daughter of Aethelflaed, reigns briefly in Mercia.
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918Aelfwynn deposed by Edward the Elder of Wessex; Mercia becomes part of Kingdom of Wessex.
