Person

Peada of Mercia

King of southern Mercia

b. 630 CE – d. 656 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Peada (died 656), a son of Penda, is briefly King of southern Mercia after his father's death in November 655 until his own death in the spring of the next year.

Moran, J. (2017). Peada of Mercia. History Atlas. Retrieved 1 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/peada-of-mercia/

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