Ælfwynn of Mercia

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• Charter/Grant/Gift: About 904; 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; 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; 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
• Last Full Review: 22 Nov 2021

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Birth:
Her birth was a difficult one, and that this led her mother to abstain from further sexual relations.

Family/Spouse: Edulph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alwara. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leofric married Godiva in 1030 in Kingdom of Mercia. Godiva (daughter of Thorold, Sheriff of Lincoln) was born about 980 in Kingdom of Mercia; died on 10 Sep 1067; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thurfrida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1057

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Name:
His name is also spelt Elgar.

Title(s):
He became the Earl of Mercia, but was banished in 1058.

Family/Spouse: Alfgifu. Alfgifu (daughter of Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England and Ælfgifu) was born about 997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elfleda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]