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Æthelflæd

Æthelflæd (c. 870 – 12 June 918) ruled as Lady of the Mercians in the English Midlands from 911 until her death in 918. She was the eldest child of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith.

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Born
c. 870
Burial
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester
Died
12 June 918 (aged c. 48) Tamworth, Staffordshire, Mercia
Father
Alfred the Great
House
Wessex
Issue
Ælfwynn

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Lady of the Mercians

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Æthelflæd

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related to Family · 36
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related to Death and aftermath · 35
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related to Legacy · 30
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related to Sources · 25
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related to Lady of the Mercians · 24
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related to Notes · 17
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related to Commemoration · 4
Æthelflæd → Gloucester, In June, Tamworth, The
related to External links · 2
Æthelflæd → Anglo-Saxon England, Prosopography

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æthelred mercian mercia edward king alfred mercians english gloucester viking wessex royal anglo-saxon death vikings 918 probably england died west

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ÆthelflædBornc. 8701.00infobox
ÆthelflædBurialSt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester1.00infobox
ÆthelflædDied12 June 918 (aged c. 48) Tamworth, Staffordshire, Mercia1.00infobox
ÆthelflædFatherAlfred the Great1.00infobox
ÆthelflædHouseWessex1.00infobox
ÆthelflædIssueÆlfwynn1.00infobox
ÆthelflædMotherEalhswith1.00infobox
ÆthelflædPredecessorÆthelred1.00infobox
ÆthelflædReign911–9181.00infobox
ÆthelflædSpouseÆthelred, Lord of the Mercians1.00infobox
ÆthelflædSuccessorÆlfwynn1.00infobox
William of Malmesburyinstance ofShe was praised by Anglo-Norman chroniclers0.80text

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