Ælfflæd of Whitby

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Ælfflæd of Whitby was a 7th-century Northumbrian princess who became abbess of Whitby Abbey and an influential religious and political figure in early Anglo-Saxon England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon abbess ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon saint ⓘ
Christian nun ⓘ
Northumbrian princess ⓘ
medieval religious leader ⓘ
associatedWith Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Hilda of Whitby ⓘ
Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
Synod of Whitby ⓘ
Wilfrid of York ⓘ
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
culture Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
discipleOf Hilda of Whitby ⓘ
educatedBy Hilda of Whitby ⓘ
era Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ
Early Middle Ages ⓘ
father Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
floruit 7th century ⓘ
late 7th century ⓘ
influenced Ecclesiastical politics in Northumbria ⓘ
Selection of Northumbrian kings ⓘ
languageUsed Old English ⓘ
memberOf Northumbrian royal family ⓘ
linked to: Bernician dynasty
mother Eanflæd of Deira ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old English ⓘ
notableFor Combining religious authority with political influence ⓘ
Role in early Anglo-Saxon church-state relations ⓘ
notableWork Mediation in Northumbrian royal succession disputes ⓘ
Patronage of monastic reform ⓘ
Promotion of Roman ecclesiastical customs in Northumbria ⓘ
Support of Wilfrid of York ⓘ
partOf Northumbrian royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Bernician dynasty
placeOfBirth Northumbria ⓘ
placeOfDeath Whitby Abbey ⓘ
positionHeld Abbess of Whitby ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
residence Whitby Abbey ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Alchfrith of Deira ⓘ
Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
Osthryth of Mercia ⓘ
Ælfwine of Deira ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation Northumbria ⓘ
Whitby Abbey ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Oswiu of Northumbria → child → Ælfflæd of Whitby ⓘ
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria → mother → Ælfflæd of Bernicia ⓘ
linked to: Ælfflæd of Whitby
Wilfrid of York → supportedBy → Queen Eanflæd of Northumbria ⓘ
linked to: Ælfflæd of Whitby
Ælfwine of Deira → sibling → Ælfflæd of Whitby ⓘ
Siward, Earl of Northumbria → spouse → Ælfflæd of Bernicia ⓘ
linked to: Ælfflæd of Whitby