<page_title> List of monarchs of Mercia </page_title> <section_title> Kings of the Mercians </section_title> <table> <cell> Penda <col_header> Ruler </col_header> </cell> <cell> Son of Pybba. Raised Mercia to dominant status amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. <col_header> Biographical notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15 Nov 655 <col_header> Died </col_header> </cell> </table>
Penda (died 15 November 655) was the King of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom.