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Æthelred, also Ethelred, is an Old English personal name (a compound of æþel and ræd, meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised"; Old English pronunciation: [ˈæːðelˌræːd]) and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
- Æthelred of Mercia (d. 716), King of Mercia
- Æthelred I of East Anglia (fl. 760s–780s)
- Æthelred I of Northumbria (d. 796), King of Northumbria
- Æthelred II of Northumbria, King of Northumbria (mid-9th century)
- Æthelred II of East Anglia (fl. 870s)
- Æthelred of Wessex (c. 865–871), King of Wessex
- Æthelred (bishop) (died 888), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (d. 911)
- Æthelred the Unready (978–1016), King of England
Post-Conquest
- Ethelred of Scotland (died 12th century), son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret
- Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167), English writer, saint and abbot of Rievaulx
- Ethelred Taunton (1857–1907), English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer
See also
- Mount Ethelred, Antarctica
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