Ludeca of Mercia
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Ludeca was King of Mercia
Mercia
Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries in the region now known as the English Midlands...

, from 826 to 827. He became king after the death of Beornwulf
Beornwulf of Mercia
Beornwulf was King of Mercia from 823 to 825. His short reign saw the collapse of the Mercia's supremacy over the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy....

 in battle against the rebellious East Angles, but he too was killed in another failed attempt to subjugate them in the next year.

Prior to his rule, he was mentioned in two charters from 824 as a dux under Beornwulf.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....

 holds a coin minted during Ludeca's reign. It is thought the silver penny was minted at Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...

and the moneyer's name was Wærbeald.
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