# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thelred-of-mercia
# Generated: 2026-09-01T23:27:05.290Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thelred-of-mercia"
name: "Æthelred of Mercia"
slug: "thelred-of-mercia"
description: "Æthelred 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, where his armies destroyed the city of Rochester. In 679 he defeated his brother-in-law, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, at the Battle of the Trent: the battle was a major setback for the Northumbrians, and effectively ended their military involvement in English affairs south of the Humber. It also permanently returned the Kingdom of Lindsey to Mercia's possession. However, Æthelred was unable to re-establish his predecessors' domination of southern Britain."
tagline: "King of Mercia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St_John's_Church%2C_Chester_-_Westfenster_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "601"
deathDate: "716"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.39680133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_(Mercia)"
    title: "Æthelred (Mercia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86%C3%B0elr%C7%A3d"
    title: "Æðelrǣd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AF_(%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7)"
    title: "إيثيلرد (ملك مرسيا)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "اثيلريد من مرسيا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_de_M%C3%A8rcia"
    title: "Æthelred de Mèrcia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_af_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred af Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_(Mercia)"
    title: "Æthelred (Mercia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Έθελρεντ της Μερκίας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_of_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred of Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_la_1-a_(Mercia)"
    title: "Aethelred la 1-a (Mercia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etelredo_de_Mercia"
    title: "Etelredo de Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_(Mercian_kuningas)"
    title: "Aethelred (Mercian kuningas)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_(roi_de_Mercie)"
    title: "Æthelred (roi de Mercie)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_de_Mercia"
    title: "Aethelred de Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_dari_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred dari Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_di_Mercia"
    title: "Aethelred di Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_van_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred van Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_(kr%C3%B3l_Mercji)"
    title: "Aethelred (król Mercji)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etelredo_da_M%C3%A9rcia"
    title: "Etelredo da Mércia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4_I_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8)"
    title: "Этельред I (король Мерсии)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_od_Mercije"
    title: "Aethelred od Mercije"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelred_I_of_Mercia"
    title: "Aethelred I of Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_av_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred av Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4_I_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96%D1%97)"
    title: "Етельред I (король Мерсії)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_c%E1%BB%A7a_Mercia"
    title: "Æthelred của Mercia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272212"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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