# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lffl-d-of-whitby
# Generated: 2026-09-02T00:27:59.921Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lffl-d-of-whitby"
name: "Ælfflæd of Whitby"
slug: "lffl-d-of-whitby"
description: "Saint Ælfflæd (654–714) was the daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd. She was abbess of Whitby Abbey, an abbey of nuns that were known for their skills in medicine, from the death of her kinswoman Hilda in 680, first jointly with her mother, then alone.\nÆlfflæd was particularly known for her skills in surgery and her personal attention to patients, as was Hilda, who was known for her personalized medical care."
tagline: "Abbess of Whitby"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cuthbert_and_%C3%86lfflaed_at_Coquet_Island.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "654"
deathDate: "713"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.99
  momentum:             11.05476673427992
  historical:           9.884450666666668
  currentAttention:     61.30268199233716
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%B8"
    title: "Эльфледа из Уитби"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfleda"
    title: "Alfleda"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lffl%C3%A6d_Whitby"
    title: "Ælfflæd Whitby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfleda"
    title: "Alfleda"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lffl%C3%A6d_of_Whitby"
    title: "Ælfflæd of Whitby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aelflaed_(Whitby)"
    title: "Aelflaed (Whitby)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfleda"
    title: "Alfleda"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lffl%C3%A6d_de_Whitby"
    title: "Ælfflæd de Whitby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfleda"
    title: "Alfleda"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfleda_di_Whitby"
    title: "Elfleda di Whitby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lffl%C3%A6d_saka_Whitby"
    title: "Ælfflæd saka Whitby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfleda_z_Nortumbrii"
    title: "Elfleda z Nortumbrii"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2480751"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump