Sigehelm
(-)
Edgiva of Kent
(Cir 890-968)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Edward I the Elder of Wessex and Kent

Edgiva of Kent 1 2

  • Born: Cir 890
  • Marriage: Edward I the Elder of Wessex and Kent
  • Died: 25 Aug 968 aged 78

  General Notes:

Edgiva of Kent, or also Eadgifu (890? - August 25, 968) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of England. She became the mother of two sons, Edmund and Edred, and a few daughters. Edgiva survived Edward for many years, dying in the reign of her grandson Edgar.


Edgiva married Edward I the Elder of Wessex and Kent, son of Alfred the Great of Wessex & Kent and Ealhswith of the Gaini. (Edward I the Elder of Wessex and Kent was born in 869, died on 17 Jul 924 3 and was buried in Winchester, Hampshire, England.)


Sources


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

2 Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/), "Edgiva of Kent".

3 Ibid.

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