Athelflaed Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Athelflaed, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.

6 records905–9186 events5 places

Chronological biography

905

Siege of Chester905

Warfare / Viking Invasions · Queen · Chester

Defends Chester from the Vikings

911

Succession911

House / House of Mercia · Queen · Mercia

Succeeds as Queen of Mercia, eldest child of Alfred the Great

914

Warwick Castle914

House / House of Mercia · Queen · Warwick

Orders the construction of a "burh", to protect the small hill settlement of Warwick

917

Capture of Mercia917

Warfare / Viking Invasions · Mercia

Edward the Elder & his sister Athelflaed recapture Mercia from the Danes

918

Capture of Derby918

Warfare / Viking Invasions · Queen · Derby

Recaptures Derby from the Danes but dies in battle

Death of Athelflaed12 June 918

House / House of Mercia · Queen · Tamworth

Death of Athelflaed

Titles and roles

Queen

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.