Ealdorman of Mercia Æthelred

Abt 855 - Abt 911  (56 years)

• Name	Æthelred
  Title	Ealdorman of Mercia
  Birth	Abt 855	England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Ealdorman+or+Lord+of+the+Mercians	Abt 879	England
  	Became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of Ceolwulf II in 879. His rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw.
  Title of Nobility	From 879 to 886	England
  	King of West Mercia
  Residence	From 880 to 911	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
  	The castle at Gloucester is believed to have been the royal residence and power base of Æthelred and Æthelflæd. They laid out streets, build St Oswald's Priory there, minted coins and encouraged learning and culture.
  Recapture+of+London+from+the+Danes+by+Alfred	886	London, England
  	Alfred the Great retook London from the Danes and began rebuilding it he then restored it to Æthelred as a Mercian territory.
  reigned+as+Lord+of+the+Mercians+under+Alfred+the+Great	From 886 to 911	England
  Co-founder+of+St+Oswald%27s+Priory+with+his+wife	Abt 890	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
  	St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelred and his wife Æthelflæd in the late 880s or the 890s. Both Æthelflæd and Æthelred are buried there.
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  Death	Abt 911	Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
  Burial	911	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I45319	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Queen of Mercia Æthelflæd of Wessex,   b. 869, England d. 12 Jun 918, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 885	Kingdom of Mercia, Anglo Saxon England
  Family ID	F19135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023