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Cenred Biography and Timeline

Follow Cenred through 4 dated historical records for England.

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Cenred, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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704–716Years on this page

704 Succession

King · Mercia · House / House of Mercia

Succeeds as King of Mercia

Role range: 0704-0709

709 Abdication

King · Rome · House / House of Mercia

Abdicates in order to journey to Rome

Role range: 0704-0709

716 Succession

King · Northumberland · House / House of Northumbria

Succeeds as King of Northumbria

Role range: 0716-0718

716

Death of Cenred

King · Northumbria · Warfare / Military

King Osred is killed during a rebellion led by Cenred

Role range: 0716-0718

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.