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Alfred the Great of Wessex & Kent
(849-899)
Ealhswith of the Gaini
(-905)
Æthelhelm
(-)
Elswitha
(-)
Edward I the Elder of Wessex and Kent
(869-924)
Ælflaeda
(-920)
Elgiva of England
(-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Boleslaw II the Pious of Bohemia

Elgiva of England 1 2

  • Marriage: Boleslaw II the Pious of Bohemia

   Another name for Elgiva was AElfgifu.

  General Notes:

"Smyth (Alfred the Great) says she married Conrad of Burgandy. The confusion is that she married "a Prince near the Alps"; but Boleslaw is the most likely."

Married to Conrad, King of Burgundy, or to Boleslaw II, Duke of Bohemia.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was a Princess of England.


Elgiva married Boleslaw II the Pious of Bohemia, son of Boleslav I the Cruel of Bohemia and Bozena. (Boleslaw II the Pious of Bohemia was born circa 920 in Prague, Czechoslovakia and died on 7 Feb 999.)


Sources


1 The Official Web Site http://www.royal.gov.uk/.

2 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

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