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DATE ABT 0890
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DATE 0918
OCCU Pncs. of England ; Lady of Mercia
RELI Sources: Taut, Anne. "The Kings and Queens of Great Britain"rs].Aethelflaed, also  spelled ETHELFLEDA, or AELFLED, also called LADY OF THEMERCIANS (d. June 12, 918, Tamworth, Eng.), Anglo-Saxon
ruler ofMercia in England.The daughter of King Alfred the Great, she helped her brotherEdward the Elder, king of the West Saxons (reigned 899-924), inconquering the Danish armies occupying eastern
England.Aethelflaed became the effective ruler of Mercia some yearsbefore the death (911) of her husband, Aethelred, ealdorman ofthe Mercians. While Edward fortified (910-916) the southeastMidlands,
Aethelflaed was building fortresses around Mercia. By917 she and Edward were ready to launch a massive joint assaulton the Danish positions. Aethelflaed quickly captured Derby, andin 918 she
occupied Leicester, but she died before the campaignwas successfully completed. Edward then claimed his sister'skingdom and completed the subjugation of the Danes. BecauseAethelflaed had extended
her influence into Wales andNorthumbria, Edward was able to assert his authority over theseregions as well. Thus, almost all of England came under hiscontrol. Related Propaedia TopicsWestern Europe,
the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, andEastern Europe from AD 395 to c. 1050Copyright (c) 1996 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. All RightsReserved
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DATE 21 MAR 1999