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• Zij is geboren berekend rond 869 in Wessex.
• (Marriage+and+Queen+of+Mercia ) in het jaar 886 in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom: Æthelred became Lord of the Mercians (King) about 881, when Æthelflæd married him about 886 she became 'Lady of the Mercians' (Queen). Æthelflæd was 15 or 16 at the time of their marriage and Æthelred was 'considerably older'. .
• (St+Oswald%27s+Priory ) rond 890 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom: St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd and her husband Æthelred in the late 880s or the 890s. Both Æthelflæd and Æthelred are buried there..
• (ONLY+ONE+CHILD ) van 886 tot 903 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States: Æthelflæd and her husband Æthelred had only one child, Ælfwynn whose birth was said to have almost killed Æthelflæd. According to William of Malmsbury, Æthelflæd took measures to make sure she had no more children..
• (FOSTERED+%C3%86THELSTAN%2C+HER+NEPHEW ) rond 899: It is believed that after the death of his mother and his fathers remarriage, Æthelstan went to live in Mercia, where his Aunt Æthelflæd and Uncle Æthelred continued his royal education. It appears that he looked upon them as loving parents and made a '.
• (RESTORED+TAMWORTH+AND+MADE+IT+HER+PRINCIPAL+RESIDENCE ) in het jaar 913 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom: Tamworth once the capital of Mercia was destroyed in 874. In 913 Æthelflæd rebuilt the ruined town, constructed a burh to defend it, and made Tamworth her principal residence. It is there that she died in 918..
• (Myrcna+hl%C3%A6dige%2C+%22Lady+of+the+Mercians%22%2C+Solitary+Female+Ruler ) van 911 tot 918 in England, United Kingdom: On her husband's death in 911, Æthelflæd became the sole ruler of Mercia. She is the only case of a female ruler of a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon history and her succession was "one of the most unique events in early medieval history"..
• (BURIAL+AT+GLOUCESTER+SIGNIFICANT ) juni 918 in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom: Æthelflæd's choice of burial is seen as significant. Had she been buried at Winchester it would have acceded Mercia's subordination to Wessex, her burial at Repton (traditional for Mercia) would have been seen as a declaration of independence. Her choic.
• (DAUGHTER+SUCCEEDED+BUT+DEPOSED ) van juni 918 tot december 918 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom: Upon her death Æthelflæd's daughter Ælfwynn succeeded her to become Lady of Mercia, 6 months later in early December 918 she was deposed, removed from power by her uncle King Edward..
• (Title of Nobility ) : Lady of the Mercians, Lady of Mercia, Queen of Mercia.
• Zij is overleden op 12 juni 918 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, zij was toen 49 jaar oud.
• Zij is begraven in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
• Een kind van Alfred the Great King of the Anglo Saxons en Ealhswith of Mercia
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 9 september 2021.

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