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Cnebba
Cnebba's name in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
King of Mercia
Reign	c. 535 – c. 554
Predecessor	Icel
Successor	Cynewald
Died	c. 554
Issue	Cynewald

Cnebba was king of Mercia from c. 535 – c. 545.

Cnebba was the only son of Icel of Mercia. He had a son called Cynewald who succeeded him as king and reigned from c. 554 – c. 584.

It has been suggested that the village of Knebworth was named after Cnebba as Ickleton is suggested to be named after Icel of Mercia.

References

1. "Kingdom of Mercia Timeline". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. Ben Johnson. "Kings and Queens of Mercia". Historic UK. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. Robbie Mitchell (21 February 2023). "Mercia: Lost Great Kingdom of the Britons". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. Carol A. Farr; Michelle P. Brown (2005). Mercia: An Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781441153531.
5. Timothy Venning (2013). The Kings & Queens of Anglo-Saxon England. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445624594.

v t e Monarchs of Mercia
Kingdom of Mercia 527–918	Icel Cnebba Cynewald Creoda Pybba Cearl Penda Eowa Peada Oswiu Wulfhere Æthelred I Coenred Ceolred Ceolwald Æthelbald Beornred Offa Ecgfrith Coenwulf Cynehelm Ceolwulf I Beornwulf Ludeca Wiglaf Ecgberht Wigmund Wigstan Beorhtwulf Burgred Ceolwulf II Æthelred II Æthelflæd Ælfwynn
Later monarchs	Æthelstan Eadgar
Also King of Kent and East Anglia Also King of East Anglia Recognising West Saxon overlordship King of Mercia during the temporary separation of Mercia and Wessex

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