Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gaini, which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group. Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family and her lineage was one of the primary reasons for Alfred taking Ealhswith as his wife. Her legacy persists; after her death in the nunnery she founded and in the estates left to her by Alfred.
Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the...
his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from...
daughter of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia. In 868, Alfred married Ealhswith, daughter of the Mercian nobleman Æthelred Mucel, ealdorman of the Gaini...
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King Alfred the Great, his son, King Edward the Elder, and his wife, Ealhswith. Following its dissolution these remains were lost; however, excavations...
– 26 October 899 (13 years) 849 Son of Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburh Ealhswith of Gainsborough 868 5 children 26 October 899 Aged about 50 Son of Æthelwulf...
Isles), related to Carolingian minuscule. It was probably later owned by Ealhswith, wife of Alfred the Great. It is related to, but of an earlier date than...
convert to Christianity. Meanwhile, Alfred ignores his intended bride Ealhswith, who starts an affair with Bjorn. Ivar has a disturbing dream involving...
Beorhtric of Wessex (reigned 786–802) Eadburh, died c. 890, mother of Ealhswith, who was the wife of Alfred the Great This page or section lists people...
893, which stated that in 868, before he became king, Alfred married Ealhswith, daughter of Æthelred, known as Mucel, ealdorman of the Gaini. Mucel witnessed...
establishments: the convent of Nunnaminster, founded by Alfred's widow Ealhswith, and the New Minster. Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester was a leading figure...
Corbie Abbey, writes Contra Graecorum Opposita. Alfred the Great marries Ealhswith (a daughter of Æthelred, known as Mucel, an ealdorman of the Gaini). He...
of the Anglo-Saxons 849–899 King of the West Saxons r. 871–899 Queen Ealhswith d. 902 Queen of the West Saxons Æthelred d. 911 Lord of the Mercians Æthelflæd...
Eadgifu of Kent (939–955) Wessex Eadgifu of Wessex (936–951) West Francia Ealhswith (899–902) Wessex Eleanor of Alburquerque (1416–1435) Aragon Eleanor of...
founded c.902 (c.900 / 9th century) by Alfred the Great and his queen Ealhswith; completed before 908 by Edward the Elder refounded and rededicated 963...
Became consort Coronation Ceased to be consort Death Resting place Spouse Ealhswith of Mercia Æthelred Mucel – 868 c. 886 (Queen Consort of Wessex from 23...
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