1564109 - Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed

Events

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Birth [E36924]	869	Wessex, England	2b 4b
Birth [E36925]	869	England	3b
Death [E36926]	919-06-12	St. Peters, Gloucestershire, England	1b 2c 4c
Death [E36927]	918	Tamworth, Straff, England	3c
_FA1 [E36928]		Acceded admin. of gov't. of Mercia in 911 after the death of her husband.	2d 4d
_FA2 [E36929]		Warrior with her brother Edward the Elder against the Danes in Mercia.	2e 4e
_FA3 [E36930]		She carried out the fortification of the Midlands.	2f 4f
_FA4 [E36931]		Expelled the Danes from Derby.	2g 4g
_FA5 [E36932]		Inherited much of Alfred’s genius & dedication to duty.	2h 4h

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	King of England, Alfred the Great [I18388]	848	899-10-26
Mother	of the Gaini, Ealhswith of Mercia [I28580]	852	905-12-05
Sister	of Wessex, Elfthryth [I28584]	868	929-06-07
	Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed [I28583]	869	919-06-12
Brother	King of England, Edward the Elder [I18370]	871	925-07-17

Families

Family of Ealdorman, AEthelred II of Duke of Mercia\ and Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed [F11021]

Married

Husband

Ealdorman, AEthelred II of Duke of Mercia\ [I28547] ( * 865 + 911 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E58248]	about 886				1c 2i 4

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Lady of Mercia, AElfwyn [I28546]	905

Narrative

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This princess, whose masculine virtues and martial exploits are celebrated in
the highest strains of panegyric by our ancient historians, administered the
Government of Mercia, after the death of her brother Edward in his operation
against the common enemy, the Dane.

Pedigree

King of England, Alfred the Great [I18388]
1. of the Gaini, Ealhswith of Mercia [I28580]
  1. of Wessex, Elfthryth [I28584]
  2. Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed
    1. Ealdorman, AEthelred II of Duke of Mercia\ [I28547]
      1. Lady of Mercia, AElfwyn [I28546]
  3. King of England, Edward the Elder [I18370]

Ancestors

Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed
* 869
+ 919-06-12

King of England, Alfred the Great
* 848
+ 899-10-26

King of Wessex, Aethelwulf
* 806
+ 857/8-01-13 (Julian)

King of Wessex, Egbert
* 775
+ 839-11-19

of Wessex, Redburga
* 788
+ ...

of the Isle of Wright, Osburga
* 810
+ 876

Wright, Oslac of Isle of
*
+ ...

of the Gaini, Ealhswith of Mercia
* 852
+ 905-12-05

Ealdorman of Mercia, AEthelred Mucil
* 825
+ 866

Mucel
*
+ about 840

of Mercia, Eadburga
* 830
+ ...

of Mercia, Wigmund
*
+ ...

of Mercia, Elfleda
*
+ ...

Source References

Denis R. Reid: Royal Genealogies DB [S284656]
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Birth Name	Lady of Mercia, Ethelflaed 1a 2a 3a 4a
Gramps ID	I28583
Gender	female
Age at Death	50 years, 5 months, 11 days