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Æthelred Mucil (Mercia) of Mercia (abt. 830 - aft. 897)

Æthelred Mucil "Ealdorman of the Gaini" of Mercia formerly Mercia aka Mucel, Mucil
Born about in Mercia, Englandmap
Son of [uncertain] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Merciamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died after after about age 67 in Mercia, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
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Æthelred Mucel was the husband of Eadburh, who was connected with the ruling family of Mercia, and the father of Ealhswith, who married King Alfred the Great,[1][2] and Æthelwulf, who became an Ealdorman of Mercia in 880.[1] Asser's Life of King Alfred describes him as an Ealdorman of the Gaini,[2] who were probably a group within Mercia.[1]

Hardly anything is known for certain about him. A "Mucel" witnessed Mercian charters in the first half of the 9th century: this may be his father.[3]

He may be the Ealdorman "Mucel" who witnessed some charters in Mercia in the mid-9th century.[3][4] He was probably the "Mucel" who witnessed a charter of Aethelred I of Wessex in 868[5] and whose name features on two charters of 897.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Marios Costambeys for 'Ealhswith (d. 902', print and online 2004
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, p. 17, Internet Archive
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia: Æthelred Mucel
  4. ↑ Dorothy Whitelock (ed.). English Historical Documents, Volume I, c.500-1042, 2nd edition, Eyre Methuen, 1979, pp. 516-521
  5. ↑ Charles Cawley.'Æthelwulf (-903)', entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed 25 April 2021)

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Baker-24987 Carol (Baker) Murray
Mercia-104 and Mercia-152 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, same spouse, same death place. Should also be included in the Notables Project
posted on Mercia-152 (merged) by Carol (Baker) Murray
Baker-24987 Carol (Baker) Murray
Mercia-104 and Mercia-152 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, same spouse, same death place. Should also be included in the Notables Project
posted on Mercia-152 (merged) by Carol (Baker) Murray
Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
I plan soon to do some work on this profile on behalf of the Medieval Project.
posted by Michael Cayley
Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
I have now finished the main work I currently intend on this profile. If anyone spots any typos etc, please either correct them or message me. Thanks.
posted by Michael Cayley
Killian-848 Tamara (Killian) Ledkins
lease check birthdates, son born before this father
posted by Tamara (Killian) Ledkins
Lefebvre-2175 Dennis Lefebvre
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Dennis A. Lefebvre is a descendant of the 37th generation of a cousin of Earl of Wiltshire Aethelhelm. ...................................................................................................................

sources for Sir Aethelhelm (Ealdorman of Wiltshire, Possibly Canterbury) De Wessex De Wiltshire/

Born after 840 - Wessex, Wiltshire, England Deceased in 898 - Kent, England

Parents

Earl Aethelred I (King of Wessex) De Wessex / De Mucel/ De Aethelvvfing 825-872 Princess Eadburgh (Queen of Mercia) De Fadburn 822-904

Spouses and children

Married, England, to Queen Aethelgyth (Queen of Saxons) De Mercia 860-918 with F Lady Ecgwynn (Queen Consort of England) De Kent 875-909 F Lady Ælfflæd of Domerham (Queen Consort of England) De Domerham 878-920

Siblings

F Queen Elgiva Mucil (Princess of Wessex, Queen of Denmark) Sigurdsdatter 847-887 F Queen Ealswith Ealhswyth "of the Gaini" (Queen of Wessex, De Mercia, And De Mucil) De Mercia 852-905 M Duke Æthelred "Ethelred" (Ealdorman Duke of Mercia) 865-912 M Sir Ethelwold (King of York) De Aethelvvfing/ De Wessex ..............................................................................................................

Individual: Terry Whetstone Harmon - Whetstone-Harmon Website (Smart Match) Birth, death: Count Gilbert of Venables-1020.FTW - source Medium: Other He was one of the Chieftains of Edward the Elder (his son-in-law). Pedigree Resource File CD 25 Name Source: The Kings And Queens Of England - W. M Ormrod - Tempus Publishing Co., Ltd.; 2004 - Source Medium: Book PP., 39 Individual: Rootsweb.com - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com - RCKarnes - Date of Import: Sep 13, 2006 Birth: - Rootsweb.com - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com - RCKarnes - Date of Import: Sep 13, 2006 - RootsWeb's WorldConnect - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ - Harry Owen Martin - Abigail Hewes(Hughes) ...................................................................................................................................................... Aethelhelm or Æ þ elhelm was the younger son of Ethelred of Wessex(Æ þ elræ d). Both he and his brother were too young to inherit the throne in 871and it passed to their uncle King Alfred the Great (Æ lfred) whogranted them both lands. On Alfred's death in 899 his elder brotherAethelwald contested the succession and was killed. However,Aethelhelm did not and seemed content to remain Earlderman ofWiltshire.

Aethelhelm had two children: Elfleda of Wessex (c.890-918) andAethelfrith of Wessex (c.900-927). Elfleda became Queen consort toKing Edward the Elder (c.871-924) while Aethelfrith lived the life ofa common landlord. Aethelfrith's son, Eadric of Wessex, was granted possession ofWashington in the South Downs of west Sussex. His son, Aethelwerd ofWessex (c.930-998) is known as "the Historian". Aethelmar Cild(c.960-1015), son of Aethelwerd, was a benefactor of Eynsham Abbey.His son was Wulfnoth Cild (c.983-1015) who was Thegn of Sussex but isotherwise obscure. Godwin was son to Wulfnoth and Harold (Harold II)was the son of Godwin. Harold Godwinson, who later became King Harold II, was according tothis genealogy of the House of Wessex - a fact which may have beenhidden by the Normans. Indeed, after Harold's death, the death of hisbrothers, and the death of Edgar Æ theling the other sons of theAethelhelm branch of the Wessex family may be the only source of anextant heir to the House of Wessex. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

posted on Mercia-152 (merged) by Dennis Lefebvre
Day-1904 Jack Day
I have removed Aelfflaed (Mercia-168) as the mother of Aethelred; there is no record of her having such a son; and her documented husband is someone other than Mucel. This also solves the previous issue of a brother-sister marriage!
posted by Jack Day
edited by Jack Day
Howard-18062 Billy (Howard) Day
Same question. His sister is his wife?
posted by Billy (Howard) Day
Lloyd Anderson
His wife is a better route to Mercian royals. Wikipedia says of daughter,"Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family, and according to the historian Cyril Hart she was a descendant of King Coenwulf of Mercia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith

ANGLO-SAXON ARISTOCRACY: TRACING LINEAGES by T S M M?mmaerts-Browne suggest her mother may have been Elfleda, daughter of Ceolwulf I, King of Mercia.

http://fmg.ac/phocadownload/userupload/foundations1/issue6/404AS-Lineg.pdf

posted by Lloyd Anderson
Selbrede-2 Steve Selbrede
"Mother" Aelfflaid was married to a different man in 825, who died in 840. So if Mucel is the correct father, then Aeffflaed was not likely his mother.
posted by Steve Selbrede
Julie Short
If you follow this guy's parents, it shows they were not married to each other but married to other people. Is this correct?
posted by Julie Short
Selbrede-2 Steve Selbrede
Mother Aelfflaed is not listed as a wife of father Mucel.
posted by Steve Selbrede
Jon Bost
umm....his sister is his wife?
posted by Jon Bost
[Living Ogle]
Mucil-6 and Mercia-104 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate
posted by [Living Ogle]

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