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    Æthelflæd

    Birth: unknown

    Death: unknown

    Alternate First Name: Ethelfleda

    Nickname: Lady of the Mercians

Biography

ruled Mercia from 911 to her death in 918. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his queen, Ealhswith. Æthelflæd was born at the height of the Viking invasions of England. 
Mentioned in 18330624WHS_FMS, as the one who moved St. Werburghs ashes to the Cathedral

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, June 24, 1833

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ruled Mercia from 911 to her death in 918. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his queen, Ealhswith. Æthelflæd was born at the height of the Viking invasions of England. Mentioned in 18330624WHS_FMS, as the one who moved St. Werburghs ashes to the Cathedral
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