Æthelfrith (; died c. 904/915) was an ealdorman of southern Mercia, who flourished in the last two decades of the ninth century and the first decade of the tenth century.His father is unknown. 68768858151.Æthelgyth of Mercia, born Abt. Life Expectancy 61.5 years *Æthelgyth of Mercia siblings: Ælfleda Queen of England born about 0878 Wessex, England spouse: unknown children: *Eadric Earldorman of Wessex died about 0949 biographical and/or anecdotal: notes or source: LDS -----Æthelfrith (c. 870 – 927), was an Ealdorman southern Mercia, occurring in documents in the first part of the 10th century. Children of Æthelhelm Earl of Wiltshire and Æthelgyth of Mercia are: After Athelstan conquered Northumbria in … Alfred the Great and his son Edward the Elder used the title "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Poss. PM Churchill's 24-Great Grandmother. The average age of a Mercia family member is 61.5 years old according to our database of 50 people with the last name Mercia that have a birth and death date listed. The De Rebus Gestis Aelfredis informs us that Ethelflaed, the first child of Alfred the Great and Elswitha, was born "as the time for matrimony approached." Aethelflaed elevated Mercia from a junior partner to Wessex with her political and military acumen. Æthelgyth is a Wessex woman and devout Christian who praised Bishop Heahmund for arriving in Wessex after it was sacked by the Heathen Army. Mercia was one of the great seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, alongside East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Northumbria Sussex and Wessex. The eldest child of the King Alfred of Wessex, Æthelflæd was thought to have been a strong, independent and well educated lady. the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia. *Æthelfrith Earldorman of Wessex and Mercia father: *Æthelhelm Earldorman of Wiltshire born about 0859 died about 0898 mother: *Æthelgyth of Mercia siblings: Ælfleda Queen of England born about 0878 Wessex, England spouse: unknown children: *Eadric Earldorman of Wessex died about 0949 biographical and/or anecdotal: notes or source: LDS She died in England. The daughter of King Alfred of Wessex and the wife of Lord Aethelred of Mercia, she bucked the trend for women in tenth century Britain by being a ruler in her own right. HM George I's 22-Great Grandmother. Aethelgyth Mercia was born in Wantage, Berkshire, England, daughter of Aethelwulf Ecgbryhting (Noble Wolf) of Wessex 2nd King of England and Osburh Hampshire Ostacsdatter (Later) Queen of Wessex Kent. Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia was a Queen in all but name. Ealdorman Æthelwulf Earl of Mercia. 862.She was the daughter of 137537716302. U.S. President [WASHINGTON] 's 25-Great Grandmother. During her early years, Æthelflæd witnessed her father take back large swathes of England from the Vikings (Danes), starting with the famous battle of Edington in Wiltshire, a key turning point in the Anglo-Saxon campaign against the Vikings. The allegiance of Mercia, now a dependency of Wessex, was further safeguarded by the marriage of Alfred's daughter, Ethelflaed, to the Mercian ealdorman. HRE Ferdinand I's 19-Great Grandmother. In the 9th century Wessex became dominant over the other English kingdoms under Egbert, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825. Æthelred I King of Wessex and 137537716301. This information is part of by on Genealogy Online. Based around its capital of Tamworth, Mercia went through rapid expansion throughout the 6th and 7th centuries to be one of the ‘big three’ kingdoms of England along with Northumbria and Wessex. Æthelgyth of Mercia. After her mother's death, she was left in nominal authority in Mercia by her uncle King Edward "the Elder", until he had her removed from Mercia to Wessex in early Dec 919 [176]. Wulfthryth.He married 68768858151.