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Adkins-Horton Genealogy
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Abt 873 - 929 (~ 56 years)
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Name |
Elfrida OF ENGLAND [1] |
Nickname |
Aelfthryth |
Born |
Abt 873 |
Wessex, England |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
7 Jun 929 |
Flanders, France |
Person ID |
I5787 |
adkinshorton |
Last Modified |
2 Jan 2013 |
Father |
Alfred 'the Great' KING OF WESSEX, b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England , d. 26 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 50 years) |
Mother |
Lady Ealhswith OF MERCIA, b. Abt 852, Mercia, England , d. 5 Dec 904, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England (Age ~ 52 years) |
Married |
Abt 869 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Family ID |
F25202 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Ethelfleda married the regent of Mercia, Ethelred, (Ealdorman of the Mercians). This marriage set the final seal upon the cooperation of the South and Midlands. He died in 911, and his widow succeeded him as ruler of Mercia. She was known as "the Lady of the Mercians." She aided his brother Edward I., the Elder, in conquering the Danelaw and its Five Boroughs. In 918, the Danish resistance in East Anglia collapsed, and all the Danish leaders submitted to Edward as their protector and lord. They were granted in return their estates and the right to live according to their Danish customs. At the same time "the Lady of the Mercians" conquered Leicester, and received even from York offers of submission. In this hour of success Ethelfleda died, and Edward was invited by the nobles of Mercia to occupy the vacant throne.
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Sources |
- [S18796] The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James, Vol. I.
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