
Æthelred
Æthelred, also spelled Ethelred, is an Old English personal name derived from the compound of “æþele” meaning “noble” and “andræd” meaning “counsel” or “well-advised.” In Old English pronunciation, it was rendered as [ˈæːðelˌræːd]. This name could refer to various historical figures in Anglo-Saxon history and literature.
Anglo-Saxon England
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Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary princes of Kent
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Æthelred of Mercia (fl. 645–709), King of Mercia
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Æthelred I of East Anglia (fl. 760s–780s)
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Æthelred I of Northumbria (fl. 762–796), King of Northumbria
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Æthelred II of Northumbria, King of Northumbria (fl. 854–862)
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Æthelred II of East Anglia (fl. 870s)
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Æthelred I, King of Wessex (865 – 871), King of Wessex
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Æthelred Mucel (fl. 840–895), father of King Alfred the Great’s wife, Ealhswith
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Æthelred (archbishop) (fl. 870–888), Archbishop of Canterbury
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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (fl. 881–911)
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Æthelred of Cornwall (fl. 1001), Bishop of Cornwall
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Æthelred the Unready (978–1016), King of England
Post-Conquest
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Ethelred of Scotland (fl. 1093), son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret
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Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167), English writer, saint and abbot of Rievaulx
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Ethelred Taunton (1857–1907), English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer
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Aethelred Eldridge (born 1930), American academic and painter
See also
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Ethelreda (given name)