Installation in Mercia
The Viking army installed Ceolwulf as ruler of the remaining English part of Mercia.
Role range: 0874-0879
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Ceolwulf II Biography and Timeline
Follow Ceolwulf II through 4 dated historical records for England.
Ceolwulf II, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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874–877Years on this page
874
Succession
Succeeds as King of Mercia, a Viking puppet
Role range: 0874-0883
Ceolwulf II Assumes Throne
After the Viking expulsion of Burgred, Ceolwulf II governed the remaining Mercian kingdom in an altered political landscape.
877
Partition of Mercia
Ceolwulf retained western Mercia while the Viking army divided eastern lands for settlement.
Role range: 0874-0879
Records, sources and methodology
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