Elthelflaed OF MERCIA

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• Name	Elthelflaed OF MERCIA  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	919
  Person ID	I14200	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Alfred "The Great",   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, ENG d. 28 Oct 899 (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ealhswith,   b. 852   d. 902 (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	868	Winchester, Hampshire, ENG
  Family ID	F1039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethelred Ethelred, Ealdorman Of Mercia
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  She was known as "The Lady of Mercia". She fortified the small town of Warwick against invasion in 914 A.D. In 1068, the first castle of Warwick was built there inside her fortifications. (C-326, 1387)

  
  

• Sources

  [S406] Diana Trenchard to Gen-Medieval@rootsweb.com E-mail letter dated 1/4/1998 sourced primarily from "Kings, Rulers and Statesmen" Guinness, c1978 at diana@trenchar.demon.co.uk (C-1387). [S1400] The Official Website of the British Monarchy at http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page428.asp.