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519: 593: 27: 257:, was a nun, therefore Eadburh's descent from him seems unlikely. Alternatively, he suggests a connection to Coenwulf's brother, Ceolwulf, placing Eadburh as a daughter of Ælfflæd and Wigmund. 249:. Furthermore, D. P. Kirby goes further in claiming that Asser himself mentions Eadburh's kinship with Ceonwulf. Mommaerts-Browne, nonetheless, observes that Ceonwulf's son, 150:
was a descendant of Wigmund and the last king of the original Mercian dynasty. According to Ford Mommaerts-Browne, he may also have been the father of Eadburh, wife of
134:. He may, on the other hand, have predeceased his father and never been anything more than a co-ruler with him. He was himself the father of 318: 634: 91: 63: 658: 222: 291: 70: 518: 44: 110: 498: 77: 663: 311: 48: 188: 59: 627: 167: 139: 327: 287: 653: 304: 468: 37: 668: 620: 559: 541: 84: 418: 493: 147: 398: 608: 600: 483: 448: 143: 8: 453: 438: 433: 423: 413: 393: 237:
Mommaerts-Browne bases his claims on the assertion made by the Welsh monk and bishop,
488: 408: 403: 246: 218: 151: 463: 458: 358: 131: 555: 383: 373: 368: 363: 592: 241:, that Eadburh was a member of the Mercian royal line. Similarly, the historian 604: 503: 428: 378: 343: 647: 242: 443: 250: 536: 254: 508: 296: 155: 26: 574:
King of Mercia during the temporary separation of Mercia and Wessex
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Mercia
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