Æthelflæd (Ethelfleda)
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Born | Wessex |
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Died | Tamworth |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians |
Buried | St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, United Kingdom |
Children | Ælfwynn |
Siblings | Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders |
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Current partner | Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians |
Place of burial | St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, United Kingdom |
Parents | Alfred the Great |
Nephew | Æthelstan |
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ID | 2865582 |
Æthelflæd (Ethelfleda) Life story
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. Æthelflæd was born around 870 at the height of the Viking invasions of England.