Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as
Enfleda) was a Kentish 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. Eanflæd became the abbess around 680 and remained there until her death. The monastery had strong association with members of the Northumbrian royal family and played an important role in the establishment of Roman Christianity in England.