Cnebba was king of Mercia from c. 535 – c. 554.[1]
Cnebba | |
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King of Mercia | |
Reign | c. 535 – c. 554 |
Predecessor | Icel |
Successor | Cynewald |
Died | c. 554 |
Issue | Cynewald |
Cnebba was the only son of Icel of Mercia.[2][3] He had a son called Cynewald who succeeded him as king and reigned from c. 554 – c. 584.[4]
It has been suggested that the village of Knebworth was named after Cnebba as Ickleton is suggested to be named after Icel of Mercia.[5]
A "Cnebba" is listed in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle in 568, but it is unknown whether or not this refers to Cnebba of Mercia:[6]
Here Ceawlin and Cutha fought against Æthelberht and drove him into Kent; and they killed two ealdormen, Oslaf/Oslac and Cnebba, on Wibba's Mount