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Kingdom of Mercia

one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
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The Kingdom of Mercia was founded in 527 . It existed as a political entity for nearly four centuries before being dissolved on January 1, 918 .

Kingdom of Mercia

Summary

Kingdom of Mercia is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,073 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Mercia's religion is recorded as Anglo-Saxon paganism[3].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's religion is recorded as Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England[4].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's continent is recorded as Europe[5].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's instance of is recorded as client state[7].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's capital is recorded as Tamworth[8].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's official language is recorded as Old English[9].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's official language is recorded as Latin[10].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's currency is recorded as Anglo-Saxon pound[11].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[12].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[13].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's follows is recorded as Kingdom of the Hwicce[14].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's followed by is recorded as Kingdom of Wessex[15].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132584935[16].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's GND ID is recorded as 4115104-5[17].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's locator map image is recorded as Mercian Supremacy x 4 alt.png[18].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85068448[19].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14483128f[20].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's IdRef ID is recorded as 066836158[21].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's part of is recorded as Heptarchy[22].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's Commons category is recorded as Mercia[23].
  • +0527-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingdom of Mercia[24].
  • Kingdom of Mercia was dissolved in +0918-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6, 'lon': -1.6}[26].
  • Kingdom of Mercia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09n_7[27].

Body

Founding

+0527-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingdom of Mercia[24].

Identity

Kingdom of Mercia's part of is recorded as Heptarchy[22]. Its follows is recorded as Kingdom of the Hwicce[14]. Its followed by is recorded as Kingdom of Wessex[15].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Mercia was dissolved in +0918-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Mercia ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,073 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Æthelbald of Mercia Æthelflæd Avrillé Lady Godiva London Offa of Mercia Penda of Mercia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . RAMEAU. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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