Lady of Mercia Æthelflaed

Abt 869 - 919  (50 years)

• Name	Æthelflaed
  Title	Lady of Mercia
  Birth	Abt 869
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Jun 919
  Person ID	I8803	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	King of The West Saxons Alfred "The Great",   b. 23 Apr 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England d. 26 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	of the Gaini Ealhswith,   b. Abt 852, Mercia, England d. 5 Dec 905, St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	868	Winchester, England
  Family ID	F3481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ealdorman of Mercia II Æthelred,   b. Abt 865   d. 911 (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Elfwina,   b. 905, Mercia, England  [natural]   2. Lady of Mercia Ælfwyn   d. 12 Jun 918, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England  [natural]
  Family ID	F3452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• 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.