MERCIA Æthelred Mucil

Abt 0830 - Aft 0897  (> 68 years)

• Name	MERCIA Æthelred Mucil
  Birth	Abt 0830	Mercia, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 0897	Mercia, Lincolnshire, England
  Notes	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 ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Marios Costambeys for 'Ealhswith (d. 902', print and online 2004 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asser. Life of King Alfred, translated by Albert S Cook, Ginn and Company, 1906, p. 17, Internet Archive ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia: Æthelred Mucel ↑ Dorothy Whitelock (ed.). English Historical Documents, Volume I, c.500-1042, 2nd edition, Eyre Methuen, 1979, pp. 516-521 ↑ Charles Cawley.'Æthelwulf (-903)', entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed 25 April 2021) See also: Wikipedia: Æthelred Mucel Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England: entry for Æthelred Muchel Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). Entry for Aethelred Mucel. See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.
  Person ID	I58455	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	MERCIA Mucel,   b. Abt 0805, Mercia, England d. 0840, Mercia, England (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MERCIA Eadburga,   b. Abt 0830, Mercia, England d. Bef 0893, England (Age < 62 years)
  Marriage	Mercia, England
  Children	1. MERCIA Ealhswith,   b. Abt 0850, Mercia, England d. 05 Dec 0902, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026