Ælfwynn of Mercia

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• Name	Ælfwynn of Mercia
  Birth	say 888  [1]
  Her birth was a difficult one, and that this led her mother to abstain from further sexual relations. [1]
  Charter/Grant/Gift	About 904 (16 years)  [1]
  The first contemporary written evidence of Ælfwynn is dated to around 904, a charter recording the lease of land by Æthelred and Æthelflæd for the traditional three lives—those of Æthelred, Æthelflæd and Ælfwynn—in and around Worcester from Bishop Waerferth and the monks and clerics of Worcester Cathedral.
  Offices Held	From 12 June 918 to Dec 1918 (30 years)  [1]
  When her mother died on 12 June 918, she became the ruler of Mercia, but only until December. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Here also the daughter of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, was deprived of all control in Mercia, and was led into Wessex three weeks before Christmas. by Edward the Elder. Her accession was the only example of rule passing from one woman to another in the early medieval period in the British Isles.
  Miscellaneous	919 (31 years)  [1]
  There is no certain record of Ælfwynn after her removal from power. In Maggie Bailey's view, she probably entered holy orders. It is possible that she is the religious woman named Ælfwynn who is the beneficiary of charter S 535 dated 948 in the reign of King Eadred. Shashi Jayakumar suggests that she may have been the Ælfwynn who was wife of Æthelstan Half-King and foster-mother of the future King Edgar
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Æthelred II, Ealdorman of Mercia   (Father)  Ælflæd  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I6926	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II, Ealdorman of Mercia
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Æthelflæd,   b. 869, England d. 12 Jun 918, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Edulph
  Children	+   1. Leofwine, Earl of Mercia,   b. Abt 950, Kingdom of Mercia d. 1028 (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Alwara
  Family ID	F5114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ælfwynn of Mercia(888 – ) 2Æthelred II, Ealdorman of Mercia 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Æthelflæd(869 – 918) 6Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 12Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 24Egbert, King of England (775 – 839) 25Rædburh(Abt 788 – ) 13Osburh(Abt 810 – 876) 26Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer 27 7Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 14Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough 28 29 15Eadburh of Mercia 30Wigmund of Mercia 31Ælflæd

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S304] Wikipedia, Ælfwynn.