Ealdorman Æthelred (died 911) was ruler of Mercia from about 883, when he submitted to King Alfred of Wessex. He married Alfred's daughter Æthelfleda between 882 and 887, and his title was "Lord of the Mercians". Although he had many attributes of a king, he was subject to the power of his close ally Wessex. His descent is unknown, and he does not appear to have been closely related to his immediate predecessors.
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