Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians
Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. His rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. His ancestry is unknown, and he does not appear to have been closely related to his immediate Mercian predecessors. He...
