Cynewald
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Cynewald was the father of Creoda of Mercia
and the son of Cnebba
. As such, he was an ancestor of the royal house of Mercia
. However nothing is known of him beyond his name in genealogies. He is likely to have lived in the mid-6th century.
Creoda of Mercia
Creoda was the first monarch of Mercia, reigning from 584 to 593.Creoda is recorded as having been the son of Cynewald, the grandson of Cnebba, and the great-grandson of Icel; consequently, members of the Mercian royal line were known as Iclingas...
and the son of Cnebba
Cnebba
Cnebba was the grandfather of Creoda of Mercia and the son of Icel. Cnebba's son was Cynewald.-See also:*Kings of Mercia family tree...
. As such, he was an ancestor of the royal house of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...
. However nothing is known of him beyond his name in genealogies. He is likely to have lived in the mid-6th century.
See also
- Kings of Mercia family tree