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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians











                        • Aethelflaed ruled alongside her husband, Aethelred, fighting off renewed

                            Viking attacks in the 890s, together with her brother, Edward.



                        • When her husband’s health declined, she was mainly responsible for the

                            government of Mercia.



                        • After her husband, Aethelred, died in 911, she ruled Merica alone as Lady

                            of the Mericans. Two charters survive in her sole name.


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                        • This was a unique event: she was the 1 & only Anglo-Saxon Queen

                            consort to be crowned, and then rule in her own right.
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