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Peada of Mercia
| Peada | |
|---|---|
 Peada as portrayed in sculpture at Lichfield Cathedral | |
| King of [Southern] Mercia | |
| Reign | 654 or 655–656 |
| Predecessor | Eowa |
| Successor | Oswiu |
| Died | Spring 656 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Alhflæd, daughter of Oswiu |
| Dynasty | Iclingas |
| Father | Penda |
| Mother | Cynewise |
| Religion | Pagan; later converted to Christianity by Alhfrith, husband of Cyneburh |
Peada (died 656), a son of Penda, was briefly King of southern Mercia after his father's death in November 655[1] and until his own death at the hands of his wife in the spring of the next year.
- ^ The year could be pushed back to 654 if a revised interpretation of Bede's dates is used.
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