Wigmund of Mercia explained
Wigmund may have briefly reigned in Mercia about 840, in succession to his father, Wiglaf of Mercia. He may, on the other hand, have predeceased his father and never been anything more than a co-ruler with him. He was himself the father of Wigstan who later declined kingship. He married Ælfflæd, daughter of Ceolwulf I, which suggests that Ceolwulf II was a descendant of Wigmund and the last king of the original Mercian dynasty. According to Ford Mommaerts-Browne, he may also have been the father of Eadburh, wife of Æthelred Mucel, and mother of Eahlswith.[1] [2] [3] [4]
See also
- Kings of Mercia family tree
Notes and References
- Mommaerts-Browne. T S M. 2005. Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy: Tracing Lineages. Foundations. 6. 404–413. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
- Book: Kirby, D.P.. The Earliest English Kings. Routledge. 1992. 978-0-415-09086-5. London. 179. English.
- Mommaerts-Browne bases his claims on the assertion made by the Welsh monk and bishop, Asser, that Eadburh was a member of the Mercian royal line. Similarly, the historian Richard Abels makes a connection to King Coenwulf of Mercia. Furthermore, D. P. Kirby goes further in claiming that Asser himself mentions Eadburh's kinship with Ceonwulf. Mommaerts-Browne, nonetheless, observes that Ceonwulf's son, Cynehelm died young, and that his daughter, Cwoenthryth, was a nun, therefore Eadburh's descent from him seems unlikely. Alternatively, he suggests a connection to Coenwulf's brother, Ceolwulf, placing Eadburh as a daughter of Ælfflæd and Wigmund.
- Keynes & Lapidge, Asser, pp. 77; 240–41; Abels, Alfred the Great, p. 121
