Ælfflæd of Whitby

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Anglo-Saxon abbess Anglo-Saxon saint Christian nun Northumbrian princess medieval religious leader

Ælfflæd of Whitby was a 7th-century Northumbrian princess who became abbess of Whitby Abbey and an influential religious and political figure in early Anglo-Saxon England.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ælfflæd of Bernicia	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon abbess ⓘ Anglo-Saxon saint ⓘ Christian nun ⓘ Northumbrian princess ⓘ medieval religious leader ⓘ
associatedWith	Ecgfrith of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilda of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Synod of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid of York NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
discipleOf	Hilda of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedBy	Hilda of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit	7th century ⓘ late 7th century ⓘ
influenced	Ecclesiastical politics in Northumbria ⓘ Selection of Northumbrian kings ⓘ
languageUsed	Old English ⓘ
memberOf	Northumbrian royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Eanflæd of Deira NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Old English ⓘ
notableFor	Combining religious authority with political influence ⓘ Role in early Anglo-Saxon church-state relations ⓘ
notableWork	Mediation in Northumbrian royal succession disputes ⓘ Patronage of monastic reform ⓘ Promotion of Roman ecclesiastical customs in Northumbria ⓘ Support of Wilfrid of York ⓘ
partOf	Northumbrian royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Abbess of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christianity ⓘ
residence	Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
sibling	Alchfrith of Deira NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecgfrith of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Osthryth of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ælfwine of Deira NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workLocation	Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

King Oswiu of Northumbria → child → Ælfflæd of Whitby ⓘ

subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → mother → Ælfflæd of Whitby ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ælfflæd of Bernicia