Peada of Mercia
7th-century King of Mercia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peada (died 656), a son of Penda, was briefly King of southern Mercia after his father's death in November 655[1] and until his own death at the hands of his wife in the spring of the next year.
Quick Facts King of [Southern] Mercia, Reign ...
Peada | |
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King of [Southern] Mercia | |
Reign | 654 or 655–656 |
Predecessor | Eowa |
Successor | Oswiu |
Died | Spring 656 |
Burial | |
Spouse | Alhflæd, daughter of Oswiu |
Dynasty | Iclingas |
Father | Penda |
Mother | Cynewise |
Religion | Pagan; later converted to Christianity by Alhfrith, husband of Cyneburh |
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