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Pybba (570?–606/615) (also Pibba, Wibba, or Wybba) was an
early King of Mercia. He was the son of
Creoda and
father of
Penda and Eowa. Unusually, the...
- Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle gives his
descent as follows:
Penda was
Pybba's offspring,
Pybba was Cryda's offspring,
Cryda Cynewald's offspring,
Cynewald Cnebba's...
- Eowa (or Eawa) (d. 642) was a son of the
Mercian king
Pybba and a
brother of the
Mercian king Penda; he was
possibly King of
Northern Mercia, as the 8th-century...
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Huntingdon in the 12th
century placed him as
ruling after Pybba,
saying that he was not
Pybba's son but was his kinsman. Bede (2.14)
mentions him only in...
- warriors, and
Theuderic is
forced to sign a
peace treaty.
Cearl succeeds Pybba as king of
Mercia (English Midlands). King
Harsha of
Thanesar establishes...
- "Saxon Heptarchy". King of
Mercia Reign c. 585 – 593 AD?
Predecessor Cynewald Successor Pybba Died c. 593 AD
Issue Pybba House Icelingas Father Cynewald...
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became the seat of Mercia's kings. His son
Pybba succeeded him in 593. Cearl, a
kinsman of Creoda,
followed Pybba in 606; in 615,
Cearl gave his daughter...
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Ruler Reign Biographical notes Died
Penda c.626–655 Son of
Pybba.
Raised Mercia to
dominant status amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Last
pagan ruler...
- to the C
dynasty of
Mercian kings, a
family which claimed descent from
Pybba of Mercia. The C dynasty,
beginning with Coenwulf, may have had ties to...
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possibly involves dynastic rivalry and the
exile of Hussa's relatives.
Pybba succeeds his
father Creoda as king of
Mercia (approximate date). The Persian...
