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Æthelred was King of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, where his armies destroyed the city of Rochester. In 679 he defeated his brother-in-law, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, at the Battle of the Trent in a major setback for the Northumbrians; it effectively ended their military involvement in English affairs south of the Humber and permanently returned the kingdom of Lindsey to Mercia's possession. Nevertheless, Æthelred was unable to re-establish his predecessors' domination of southern Britain. He was known as a pious king, and he made many grants of land to the church. His wife, Osthryth, was a daughter of King Oswiu, one of the dominant 7th-century Northumbrian kings. Osthryth was murdered in unknown circumstances in 697, and in 704 Æthelred abdicated, leaving the throne to Wulfhere's son Coenred. Æthelred became a monk at Bardney, a monastery which he had founded with his wife, and was buried there. His son Ceolred became king after Coenred; it is also possible that Æthelred had another son named Ceolwald who was briefly king before Ceolred. (Full article...)

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Thirty-eight United States federal judges were appointed by President George Washington during his presidency, which lasted from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797. The first group of Washington's appointments began service two days after Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 to formally establish the federal judiciary. Washington's last court appointee received his commission twelve days before the end of Washington's presidency. As the first President, Washington was responsible for appointing the entire Supreme Court; he appointed a record ten justices. Since there were no sitting justices at the beginning of Washington's term, he had the unique opportunity to fill the entire body of United States federal judges with his selections. Despite this, Washington appointed only 28 judges to the United States district courts, due to the smaller size of the judiciary at the time. Richard Peters, Jr. (pictured) served for over 36 years, the longest of Washington's appointments. (Full list...)

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