Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Æthelflæd,_Lady_of_the_Mercians
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
ruler
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Æthelflæd_of_Mercia
gptkb:Lady_of_the_Mercians
gptkbp:birthYear c. 870
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Oswald's_Priory,_Gloucester
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ælfwynn
gptkbp:deathYear 918
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:era gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ealhswith
gptkbp:notableFor defending Mercia against Viking invasions
expanding Mercian territory
fortifying towns (burhs)
alliance with her brother Edward the Elder
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Tamworth
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Æthelred,_Lord_of_the_Mercians
gptkbp:reign 911–918
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Æthelred,_Lord_of_the_Mercians
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ælfwynn
gptkbp:title gptkb:Lady_of_the_Mercians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Bedford_(917)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6