26 July - Offa dies and is succeeded by his son Ecgfrith who reigns only until December; Wessex regains its independence.
They conflicted over land which they both claimed as theirs, and Jænberht refused to crown Offa's son Ecgfrith.
Mercia | Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia | Offa of Mercia | Æthelbald of Mercia | Ecgfrith | Beornwulf of Mercia | Wulfhere of Mercia | Penda of Mercia | Ecgfrith of Northumbria | Edwin, Earl of Mercia | Ecgfrith of Mercia | Wiglaf of Mercia | Leofric, Earl of Mercia | Coenwulf of Mercia | West Mercia Police Authority | Peada of Mercia | Mercia Mudstone Group | Ludeca of Mercia | Eowa of Mercia | Earl of Mercia | Ceolwulf I of Mercia | Æthelred of Mercia | Ælfflæd of Mercia |
The later Mercian kings Æthelbald, Offa and Ecgfrith were descended from Eowa; the period of their rule began in 716 following the death of Penda's grandson Ceolred and ended with Ecgfrith's death in December 796.