Ludeca
Ludeca († 827 ) was king of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia from 826 to 827. After the death of King Beornwulfs in 826, who had fallen during a campaign against the rebellious Ostangling , Ludeca was raised to King of the Mercier. Before his accession to the throne, Ludeca appeared in two documents of Beornwulf as dux ( Ealdorman ). According to Stenton, Ludeca was the first ruler of Mercia who did not come from the original royal family of Mercias. In a later source, Ludeca is referred to as a relative of his predecessor Beornwulfs, suggesting that he was familial with the original royal line. Just a year later, he was killed during a battle in which he was fighting the still insurgent Ostangels.
Individual evidence
- ^ B. Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England , p. 120
- ^ FM Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England , p. 232
- ↑ Florentii Wigorniensis Monachi Chronicon ex Chronicis , vol. 1, p. 266
- ^ DP Kirby, The Earliest English Kings , p. 157
- ↑ ASC A , see 825
literature
source
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: MS A v. 3 , Janet Bately (Ed.), Brewer, Rochester (NY) 1986, ISBN 0-8599-1103-9 .
- Florentii Wigorniensis Monachi Chronicon ex Chronicis , vol. 1, Benjamin Thorpe (ed.), Sumptibus Societatis, London 1848
Secondary literature
- James Campbell (Ed.): The Anglo-Saxons. , Phaidon, London 1982, ISBN 0-7148-2149-7 .
- DP Kirby: The Earliest English Kings , Unwin Hyman, London 1991, ISBN 0-0444-5691-3 .
- Frank M. Stenton: Anglo-Saxon England . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1971, ISBN 0-19-280139-2 .
- Barbara Yorke : Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo-Saxon England . Routledge, London-New York 2002, ISBN 978-0-415-16639-3 . PDF (6.2 MB)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Beornwulf |
King of Mercien 826–827 |
Wiglaf |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ludeca |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Mercien (826-827) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 827 |