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    Ealhflæd (Alhflæd, Elfleda) was a seventh-century Mercian queen and the wife and murderer of Peada of Mercia . Ealhflæd was the daughter of Oswiu of Northumbria. Her mother may have been Rhiaianfellt. [1] According to Bede's Ecclesiastical History, the pagan Peada of Mercia asked for Ealhflæd in marriage in the year 653, and Oswiu gave the ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EanflædEanflæd - Wikipedia

    Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as Enfleda) was a Deiran princess, queen of Northumbria [1] and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, England. She was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and Æthelburg, who in turn was the daughter of King Æthelberht of Kent.

  3. Æthelred ( / ˈæθəlrɛd /; died after 704) was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, where his armies destroyed the city of Rochester.

  4. PEADA ( d. 656), under-king of the South Mercians, the eldest son of Penda [q. v.], king of the Mercians, was made ealdorman or under-king of the Middle Angles by his father in 653. He desired to marry Alchflæd, or Ealhflæd, the daughter of Oswy, or Oswiu [q. v.], king of the Northumbrians, and went to her father's court to ask for her as his ...

  5. Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as Enfleda) was a Deiran princess, queen of Northumbria and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, England. She was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and Æthelburg, who in turn was the daughter of King Æthelberht of Kent.

  6. Dec 7, 2022 · Meaning & History. Old English name composed of the elements æðele "noble" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Mercia (a daughter of Alfred the Great). Related Names. Family Tree Details. Æthelflæd. Elfleda English Ethelfleda Medieval English. Æthelflæd. People think this name is. Rate Details.

  7. Feb 4, 2020 · Meaning, origin and history of the name Æthelflæd - Behind the Name. Æthelflæd. Name Related Ratings Comments Namesakes. 53% Rating. Save. Gender Feminine. Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] [2] Meaning & History. Expand Links. Variant of Æðelflæd. Related Names. Family Tree Details. æðele + flæd. Elfleda English Ethelfleda Medieval English. Categories.