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7. | Lady of Mercia Æthelflaed was born about 869 (daughter of King of The West Saxons Alfred "The Great" and of the Gaini Ealhswith); died on 12 Jun 919. Notes:
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.
Children:
- 3. Elfwina was born in 905 in Mercia, England.
- Lady of Mercia Ælfwyn died on 12 Jun 918 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Gloucester Cathedral.
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14. | King of The West Saxons Alfred "The Great" was born on 23 Apr 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England (son of King of England Æthelwulf and Osburga (Osburh)); died on 26 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Alfred married of the Gaini Ealhswith in 868 in Winchester, England. Ealhswith (daughter of Ealdorman of The Gainas AEthelred Mucil and Eadburga) was born about 852 in Mercia, England; died on 5 Dec 905 in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | of the Gaini Ealhswith was born about 852 in Mercia, England (daughter of Ealdorman of The Gainas AEthelred Mucil and Eadburga); died on 5 Dec 905 in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. Notes:
Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.
Children:
- King of England Edward "The Elder" was born in 869 in Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farrington, Berkshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England.
- 7. Lady of Mercia Æthelflaed was born about 869; died on 12 Jun 919.
- Ælfthryth was born in 877 in Wessex, Devon, England; died on 7 Jun 929 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium; was buried in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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