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Coenwulf of Mercia

800 - 821

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Coenwulf (Old English: [ˈkøːnwuɫf]; also spelled Cenwulf, Kenulf, or Kenwulph; Latin: Coenulfus) was the king of Mercia from December 796 until his death in 821. He was a descendant of King Pybba, who ruled Mercia in the early 7th century. He succeeded Ecgfrith, the son of Offa; Ecgfrith only reigned for five months, and Coenwulf ascended the throne in the same year that Offa died. In the early years of Coenwulf's reign he had to deal with a revolt in Kent, which had been under Offa's control. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Coenwulf of Mercia is the 12,685th most popular politician (up from 12,786th in 2024). (up from 3,287th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 12,684 out of 19,576. Before him are Felix Kulov, Hisamuddin of Selangor, Norbert Lammert, Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and Ivan Smirnov. After him are Ziaelas of Bithynia, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg, Abe Masahiro, Quintus Servilius Caepio, Pieter van Vollenhoven, and Johan Wilhelm Rangell.

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Among people born in 800, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 62. Before him are García Galíndez, Wulfstan of Hedeby, Ecgberht II of Kent, Saraha, Giovanni Galbaio, and Maurizio Galbaio. After him are Krešimir I of Croatia, Chorso, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Wiglaf of Mercia, Constantine, and Bragi Boddason. Among people deceased in 821, Coenwulf of Mercia ranks 4. Before him are Benedict of Aniane, Theodulf of Orléans, and Theodotus I of Constantinople.

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