Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia

- 852

• Name	Beorhtwulf
  General Information	His name means bright wolf.  [2]
  Reign	From 838 to 852  [1]
  King of Mercia
  Military	841  [2]
  The province of Lindsey was raided in 841, and London, a key center of Mercian commerce, was attacked the following year. Another Viking assault on London in 851 put Beorhtwulf to flight according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The Vikings were subsequently defeated by Æthelwulf. This raid may have had a significant economic impact on Mercia, as London coinage is much reduced after 851.
  Death	852  [1, 2]
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Wiglaf, King of Mercia   d. 839 ▻ Cynethyth > 2. Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia   d. 852 ▻ Sæthrth of Essex
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bassa   (Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I22582
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Beornwulf, King of Mercia   d. 825
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sæthrth of Essex
  Marriage	yes date unknown  [1, 2]
  Children	say 830  [2]
  1. Burghræd, King of Mecia (____-874) 2. Beorhtric 3. Beorhtfith
  Family ID	F1806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia ( – 852) 2Beornwulf, King of Mercia( – 825) 4Beorhtweald, Prince of Mercia 8Bassa 9 5 10 11 3 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Photos

  Beorhtwulf of Mercia Coin

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1498] Mommaerts-Browne, Stanford. "Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy: Tracing Lineages" , (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 1, number 6, July 2005). [S304] Wikipedia, Beorhtwulf of Mercia.