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Eanflæd

626 - 704

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Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as Enfleda) was a Deiran princess, queen of Northumbria and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, England. She was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and Æthelburg, who in turn was the daughter of King Æthelberht of Kent. In or shortly after 642 Eanflæd became the second wife of King Oswiu of Northumbria. After Oswiu's death in 670, she retired to Whitby Abbey, which had been founded by Hilda of Whitby. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eanflæd is the 770th most popular companion (down from 764th in 2019), the 4,157th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,137th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Companion.

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Among companions, Eanflæd ranks 770 out of 784. Before her are Nonia Celsa, Saovabha Phongsri, Agnes of the Palatinate, Suthida, Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark, and Christina Hvide. After her are Autumn Phillips, Happy Rockefeller, Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland, Sybilla of Normandy, Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Cynethryth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 626, Eanflæd ranks 8. Before her are Zaynab bint Ali, Emperor Tenji, Gertrude of Nivelles, Munmu of Silla, Rodoald, and Balthild of Chelles.  Among people deceased in 704, Eanflæd ranks 3. Before her are Bertrada of Prüm, and Adomnán.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eanflæd ranks 4,158 out of 8,785. Before her are William Rutter Dawes (1799), Jeanette Winterson (1959), Cædmon (657), Roy Bentley (1924), David Marshall Lang (1924), and Edward Newton (1832). After her are Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Charles Henry Bartlett (1885), Peter Murphy (1957), Philippa York (1958), Tony Christie (1943), and Kay Kendall (1927).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Eanflæd ranks 60. Before her are Ælfgifu of Northampton (990), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Edith Tolkien (1889), Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261), and Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946). After her are Euphemia de Ross (1333), and Carrie Johnson (1988).

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