Ludeca was King of Mercia, from 826 to 827. He became king after the death of Beornwulf 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.^[1]

The Fitzwilliam Museum holds a coin minted during Ludeca's reign. It is thought the silver penny was minted at Ipswich and the moneyer's name was Wærbeald.

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• Kings of Mercia family tree

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v • d • e Monarchs of Mercia Icel • Cnebba • Cynewald • Creoda • Pybba • Cearl • Penda • Eowa • Peada • Oswiu of Northumbria • Wulfhere • Æthelred I • Coenred • Ceolred • Ceolwald • Æthelbald • Beornred • Offa1 • Ecgfrith • Coenwulf1 • Cynehelm • Ceolwulf I1 • Beornwulf2 • Ludeca • Wiglaf • Ecgberht of Wessex • Wigmund • Wigstan • Ælfflæd • Beorhtwulf • Burgred • Ceolwulf II • Æthelred II3 • Æthelflæd3 • Ælfwynn3 1Also king of Kent and East Anglia. 2Also king of East Anglia. 3Recognising West Saxon overlordship.

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