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Æthelwulf, King Wessex & England
(Abt 806-858)
Osburgh de Hampshire Queen of England
(Abt 810-846)
Æthelred Mucil of Mercia Ældorman of the Gai
(Abt 825-866)
Ædburh (Edburga) of Mercia
(830-)
Alfred "The Great" King of England
(849-901)
Ealhswida Queen of England
(Abt 852-905)
Æthelfleda of Wessex Princess of England
(Abt 869-918)

 

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Æthelredthelred of Mercia

Æthelfleda of Wessex Princess of England

  • Born: Abt 869, Wessex
  • Marriage: Æthelredthelred of Mercia 985
  • Died: Jun 918-919, Tamworth, Gloucester about age 49 985
  • Buried: St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester 985

bullet   Another name for Æthelfleda was Ethelfleda, Princess of England.

bullet  Information about this person:

• Background Information. 985
Æthelfleda was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, sister of Edward the Elder and wife of Ethelred, Earl of mercia. She is known as a great woman-warrior. She died at Tamworth, A.D. 918, twelve days before midsummer, in the eighth year of her rule over Mercia. She was buried in the east porch of St. Peter's Church in Gloucester. She built Warwick Castle, which was the greatest fortress of its time.

~Warwick Castle and its Earls, p. 10-11


Æthelfleda married Æthelredthelred of Mercia.985 (Æthelredthelred of Mercia was born about 865 and died 911 or 912.)


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