Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

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Anglo-Saxon ruler Mercian ruler nobleman

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, was a late 9th- to early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler who governed Mercia in alliance with Wessex during the struggle against Viking invasions and was married to Alfred the Great’s daughter Æthelflæd.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians canonical 3
Æthelred of Mercia 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ
Mercian ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ally King Alfred the Great ⓘ
surface form: Alfred the Great

Edward the Elder ⓘ
associatedWith Burh-building campaigns in Mercia ⓘ
defence of the Danelaw frontier ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Mercia ⓘ
deathDateApproximate 911 ⓘ
deathPlace Mercia ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
fatherInLaw King Alfred the Great ⓘ
surface form: Alfred the Great
floruit early 10th century ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
governedFrom Mercian political centres such as Worcester ⓘ
governedInAllianceWith Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
governmentForm client rulership under Wessex overlordship ⓘ
historicalPeriod Viking Age ⓘ
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
marriageType dynastic alliance ⓘ
marriedInto House of Wessex ⓘ
motherInLaw Ealhswith ⓘ
notableFor cooperating with Wessex against Viking armies ⓘ
marriage alliance with the West Saxon royal house ⓘ
officeEndApproximate 911 ⓘ
officeStartApproximate c. 881 ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Saxon resistance to Viking invasions ⓘ
wars against the Vikings ⓘ
positionHeld Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
realm Mercia ⓘ
recordedIn The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
region England ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
ruledDuringCentury 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
ruledPartOf English Midlands ⓘ
sharesRuleWith Æthelflæd ⓘ
spouse Æthelflæd ⓘ
spouseTitle Lady of the Mercians ⓘ
subordinateTo King Alfred the Great ⓘ
surface form: Alfred the Great

Edward the Elder ⓘ
King of Wessex ⓘ
successor Æthelflæd ⓘ
title Lord of the Mercians ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mercia → notableRuler → Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
Æthelflæd → spouse → Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
Æthelflæd → precededBy → Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
Iclingas → dynastyOf → Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Æthelred of Mercia