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c. 870 - 918Life of Aethelflaed of Wessex and later Mercia.
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c. 870Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, is thought to have been born.
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871 - 899Reign of King Alfred the Great of Wessex.
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881 - 911Reign of Aethelred, Lord of the Mercians.
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c. 886Aethelflaed marries Aethelred, King of Mercia.
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886Aethelflaed marries Aethelred of Mercia.
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892 - 896Aethelflaed and Aethelred battle Viking armies in defense of Mercia.
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c. 900Aethelflaed's daughter Aelfwynn born; Aethelflaed's nephew Prince Aethelstan of Wessex comes to live with her at Mercian court.
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902King Aethelred falls ill; Aethelflaed becomes power in Mercia.
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c. 907Aethelflaed defeats Vikings at the Battle of Chester.
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911 - 918Reign of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.
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911King Aethelred dies; Aethelflaed becomes sole monarch in Mercia, known as Lady of the Mercians.
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911 - 918Reign of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.
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911 - 918Reign of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.
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912 - 917Aethelflaed rebuilds and reforms Mercia in cooperation with her brother Edward of Wessex.
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917Aethelflaed leads her armies to victory over the Vikings at Derby.
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918Aethelflaed dies; Mercia merges with Wessex under King Edward the Elder.
