Cenwulf Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Cenwulf, based on 5 World History Database records associated with England.

5 records796–8074 events2 places

Chronological biography

796

Succession796

House / House of Mercia · King · Mercia

Succeeds as King of Mercia

798

Invasion of Wales798

Warfare / Mercia-Wales War · King · Mercia

Invades Powys & Gwynnedd

799

Peace799

Warfare / Mercia-Wessex War · King · Mercia

Cenwulf concludes a peace Treaty with Wessex & re-establishes Mercian authority

802

Rule of Wessex802

House / House of Mercia · King · Mercia

Wessex slips away from Cenwulfs rule

807

Succession807

House / House of Mercia · King · Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.