Ordgar of East Anglia
(-)
Aelfthryth
(Cir 945-1002)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Edgar of England

Aelfthryth 1 2

  • Born: Cir 945, Lydford Castle, Devon.
  • Marriage: Edgar of England
  • Died: 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire aged 57

   Another name for Aelfthryth was Elfrida.

  General Notes:

Edgar's second wife. Aelfthryth was the first consort to be crowned queen of England.


She became a nun in 986.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was a Queen.


Aelfthryth married Edgar of England, son of Edmund I of England and Elgiva. (Edgar of England was born 943 or 944 and died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.)

Sources

1 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).

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

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