Princess Ethelfleda of Wessex, Lady of the Mercians
- Born: Abt 869, Wessex, England 17,766
- Marriage: Ethelred of Mercia, Lord of the Mercians about 886-887 766
- Died: 12 Jun 918, St. Peters, Gloucestershire, England about age 49 17
- Buried: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England 766
Other names for Ethelfleda were Æthelflæd of Wessex, Aethelfled of Wessex and Æthelfleda of Wessex.
General Notes:
Æthelflæd or Ethelfleda, d. 918, daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and wife of Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia. After her husband's death in 911 she reigned alone and was known as the Lady of the Mercians. Her energetic prosecution of resistance against the Danes and her wise government, both before and after her husband’s death, won her the reputation as one of the most remarkable women in English history. [The Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 1969]
Ethelfleda (? d. 918), daughter of King Alfred. As ‘Lady of the Mercians,’ and sole ruler on her husband’s death (?912), she besieged and took Derby and Leicester, and finally made the Danes acknowledge her sway. [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935]
Died before Father, unmarried and without issue. {Burke’s Peerage} [GADD.GED]
Noted events in her life were:
• Alt. Death, 12 Jun 918, Tamworth, Gloucestershire, England. 766
• Title: Lady of the Mercians, 911-918.
Ethelfleda married Ethelred of Mercia, Lord of the Mercians about 886-887.766 (Ethelred of Mercia, Lord of the Mercians was born about 865 in Mercia, England 17 and died in 911 766.)
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