Queen of Mercia Æthelflæd of Wessex

869 - 918  (49 years)

• Name	Æthelflæd of Wessex
  Title	Queen of Mercia
  Birth	869	England
  Gender	Female
  Marriage+and+Queen+of+Mercia	886	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'.
  ONLY+ONE+CHILD	From 886 to 903	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.
  St+Oswald%27s+Priory	Abt 890	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.
  FOSTERED+%C3%86THELSTAN%2C+HER+NEPHEW	Abt 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 '
  Myrcna+hl%C3%A6dige%2C+%22Lady+of+the+Mercians%22%2C+Solitary+Female+Ruler	From 911 to 918	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".
  RESTORED+TAMWORTH+AND+MADE+IT+HER+PRINCIPAL+RESIDENCE	913	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.
  Burial	918	St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  BURIAL+AT+GLOUCESTER+SIGNIFICANT	Jun 918	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	From June 0918 to December 0919	Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Upon her death Æthelflæd's daughter Ælfwynn succeeded her to become Lady of Mercia, 18 months later in early December 919 she was deposed, removed from power by her uncle King Edward.
  Title of Nobility	Lady of the Mercians, Lady of Mercia, Queen of Mercia
  _FSFTID	9CHF-Y2V
  Death	12 Jun 918	Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
  Person ID	I45318	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Alfred The Great King of the Anglo-Saxons,   b. 23 Apr 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England d. 26 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ealhswith of the Gaini,   b. Abt 852, England d. 5 Dec 905, St Mary's Abbey, Oulton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	868	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
  Family ID	F19134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ealdorman of Mercia Æthelred,   b. Abt 855, England, United Kingdom d. Abt 911, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 885	Kingdom of Mercia, Anglo Saxon England
  Family ID	F19135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ordgar Ealdorman,   b. 833, Devon, England d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F19136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023