Æthelred (; ) or Ethelred () is an

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:

Anglo-Saxon England

* Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary princes of Kent *

Æthelred of Mercia Æthelred (; died after 704) was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, ...

(fl. 645–709), King of Mercia * Æthelred I (disambiguation), several kings *

Æthelred II (disambiguation) Æthelred II or Ethelred II may refer to: * Æthelred II of East Anglia, king 870s * Æthelred II of Northumbria, king 840s/850s *Æthelred the Unready Æthelred II (,Different spellings of this king's name most commonly found in modern texts ...

, several kings *

Æthelred Mucel Æthelred Mucel was an Anglo-Saxon noble from Mercia who was the father of Ealhswith, the wife of Alfred the Great. Æthelred witnessed several charters between 867 and 895; he may be the same man as an ealdorman called 'Mucel' who witnessed ...

(fl. 840–895), father of King Alfred the Great's wife, Ealhswith * Æthelred (archbishop) (fl. 870–888), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians Æthelred (died 911) became Lord of the Mercians in England shortly after the death or disappearance of Mercia's last king, Ceolwulf II, in 879. He is also sometimes called the Ealdorman of Mercia. Æthelred's rule was confined to the wester ...

(fl. 881–911) *

Æthelred of Cornwall Æthelred was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. Æthelred was bishop about 1001 and died sometime after that.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218 Citations References * Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British ...

(fl. 1001), Bishop of Cornwall *

Æthelred the Unready Æthelred II (,Different spellings of this king's name most commonly found in modern texts are "Ethelred" and "Æthelred" (or "Aethelred"), the latter being closer to the original Old English form . Compare the modern dialect word . ; ; 966 � ...

(978–1016), King of England

Post-Conquest

* Ethelred of Scotland (fl. 1093), son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret *

Aelred of Rievaulx Aelred of Rievaulx (), also known as also Ailred, Ælred, or Æthelred; (1110 – 12 January 1167) was an English Cistercian monk and writer who served as Abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death. He is venerated by the Catholic Church as ...

(1110–1167), English writer, saint and abbot of Rievaulx *

Ethelred Taunton Ethelred Luke Taunton (17 October 1857 – 9 May 1907) was an English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer. Life Taunton was born at Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, the youngest son of Thomas Taunton of Rugeley, by his wife Mary, daughter ...

(1857–1907), English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer *

Aethelred Eldridge Aethelred Eldridge (born James Edward Leonard Eldridge; April 21, 1930 – November 15, 2018) was an academic and avant-garde painter. He was associate professor at the Ohio University School of Art from 1957 until 2014 and is best known for his b ...

(1930–2018), American academic and painter

Anglo-Saxon England

Post-Conquest

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