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Personal data Ealhswith 

• She was born about 852 in Gaini Tribal LandsMercian Kingdom
  England.
• She was christened in Mercia-Dtr of Athelred.
• Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on June 20, 1911.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on June 20, 1911.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on June 20, 1911.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on June 20, 1911.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on June 20, 1911.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on April 7, 1992.
• She died on December 5, 905 in St Mary's AbbeyWinchester
  England UK.
• She is buried about December 7, 905 in Winchester Cathedral, London, England.
• A child of Æthelred and Ædburh
• This information was last updated on January 22, 2019.

Household of Ealhswith

She is married to Ælfrēd.

They got married in the year 868 at Mercia, England.

Child(ren):

1. Ēadweard  ± 874-924 
2. Ælfthryth  ± 877-929 

Notes about Ealhswith

Source #1: Frederick Lewis Weis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700" - Seventh Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., assisted by Davis Faris (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995), p. 2

Interred: Winchester Cathedral, London, England
Notes:
Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

Father: Mucil, AEthelred, the Great, Ealdorman of the Gainas

Mother: , Eadburga

Child 1: , AEthelflaed, Lady of Mercia, b. CIR 869
Child 2: , Edmund, b. ABT 870
Child 3: , Edward the Elder, King of England, b. 875
Child 4: , AEfthryth
Child 5: , AEthelgeofu of Shaftesbury, Abbess of Shaftesbury
Child 6: , AEthelweard, b. 880

Name Prefix: Queen Name Suffix: Of Mercia

Ethelswitha, Princess of Mercia1 (F) d. 5 December 905, #102607Pedigree Last Edited=24 Sep 2003
Ethelswitha, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Ethelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gainas and Edburga (?) , Princess of Mercia .1 She married Alfred 'the Great', King of Wessex, son of Ethelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869.1 She died on 5 December 905 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.1 She was buried at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1 She was also known as Elswitha (?). She gained the title of Princess Ethelswitha of Mercia. She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.1
Children of Ethelswitha, Princess of Mercia and Alfred 'the Great', King of Wessex:
Ethelgiva (?) d. c 896 Elfrida (?) + d. 7 Jun 929 Ethelfleda, Lady of Mercia + b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 918 Edmund (?) b. c 870 Edward 'the Elder', King of Wessex + b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924 Ethelweard (?) + b. c 880, d. bt 920 - 922
Citations
[S11 ] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 9. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Ealhswith
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Ealhswith
Queen of the Anglo-Saxons[dubious ? discuss] (more...)
Consort 23 April 871 ? 26 October 899
Consort to Alfred the Great
Issue
Ælfthryth
Ethelfleda
Ethelgiva
Edward the Elder
Æthelwærd
Royal house House of Wessex
Father Æthelred Mucil
Born c. 852
Mercia
Died 5 December 905 (aged 53)

Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester
Occupation Nun
Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfredand Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

Historical facts during this time: In 900, the windmill arrives in Muslin
Spain from Persia. In 870, the Vikings found settlements in Iceland. In 860,
the cyrillic alphabet is developed in eastern Europe. In 840, the Vikings
found the City of Dublin in Ireland.

Ealhswith
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ealhswith (or Aethelswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Noble strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Eahlswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Aelfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Eahlswith became a nun. She died on December 5, 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

Historical facts during this time: In 900, the windmill arrives in Muslin
Spain from Persia. In 870, the Vikings found settlements in Iceland. In 860,
the cyrillic alphabet is developed in eastern Europe. In 840, the Vikings
found the City of Dublin in Ireland.

Historical facts during this time: In 900, the windmill arrives in Muslin
Spain from Persia. In 870, the Vikings found settlements in Iceland. In 860,
the cyrillic alphabet is developed in eastern Europe. In 840, the Vikings
found the City of Dublin in Ireland.

Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

Historical facts during this time: In 900, the windmill arrives in Muslin
Spain from Persia. In 870, the Vikings found settlements in Iceland. In 860,
the cyrillic alphabet is developed in eastern Europe. In 840, the Vikings
found the City of Dublin in Ireland.

Historical facts during this time: In 900, the windmill arrives in Muslin
Spain from Persia. In 870, the Vikings found settlements in Iceland. In 860,
the cyrillic alphabet is developed in eastern Europe. In 840, the Vikings
found the City of Dublin in Ireland.

!DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots
of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 2
(1992). Line 1-15.

AFN: 8HS0-4G

[alfred_descendants10gen_fromrootsweb_bartont.FTW]

dau. of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and Eadburh.[alfred_ancestors10generations_fromrootsweb_bartont.FTW]

dau. of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and Eadburh.

[2929] of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - Anglo-Saxon England, Sir Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H Browning, p. 172; Sometimes spelled AElswith - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 2

"Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists", d abt 905

WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Washington Ahnentafel) # 69801159 = 14703815 = 3678739; b & full d date

AUREJAC.GED, Elswitha de Gainsborough

http://www.jedh.com/genealogy/d0010/g0000002.html#I2205 of MERCIA & EADBURH

EDWARD3.DOC b 852 d 902

"Britain's Royal Families ..." by Alison Weir, p 9: Ethelswitha; bur, later moved to Winchester Cath.

Kinship II - A collection of family, friends and U.S. Presidents
URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2902060&id=I575147418
ID: I575147418
Name: Ealhswith Queen Of ENGLAND
Given Name: Ealhswith Queen Of
Surname: ENGLAND
Sex: F
Birth: Abt 0852 in , Mercia, , England
Death: 5 Dec 0905
Change Date: 23 Mar 2003 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Note: Ancestral File Number: 8HS0-4G

Father: Ethelred "Mucil" Eald Of The GAINAI b: Abt 0825 in Of, , Mercia, England
Mother: Eadburh FADBURN b: Abt 0830 in Of, , Mercia, England

Marriage 1 Alfred "The Great" King Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0848 in Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England
Married: 0868
Note: _UID0DC04D44908C6647BC0BF4CA1BB3B6F222B3
Children
Ethelwerd Prince Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0879 in Of, , Wessex, England
Ethelfleda Princess Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0869 in , , Wessex, England
Edmund Prince Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0873 in , , Wessex, England
Ethelgiva Princess Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0875 in , , Wessex, England
Edward I "The Elder" King Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0871 in , , Wessex, England
Elfridam Princess Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0877 in Of, , Wessex, England

Sources:
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Title: Ancestral File (R)
Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Repository:

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[Geoffrey De Normandie, Gedcom BSJTK Smith Family Tree.ged]

Sources: A. Roots 1-15; RC 141, 233, 235, 238 ; Coe, Kings and Queens of
Britain, AF; Kraentzler 1470; Pfafman.
Roots: Eahl swith (Alswitha), died about 905, daughter of Earl Aethelred of
Mercia and Ead burh.
K&Q calls her Ealhswith of the Gaini. Also called Elswitha. And says her
father was Ethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and her mother was Eadburga .
Also says line (Chart 8) above Ethelred and Eadburga is "conjectural," if I
read it correctly.
K: Alswitha of Gaini.

Became a nun at widowhood,reputed as a saint after death

DeadSmyth says died 902. Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

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OCCU of Mercia ...
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 852;
members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 852;
SOUR HAWKINS.GED says 5 Dec 905;
GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) 2032179329 says 902;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174 says 904
SOUR COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);
SOUR Anglo-Saxon England, Frank Stenton;
COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 4;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171;
of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - Anglo-Saxon England, Sir
Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve
Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H
Browning, p. 172; Sometimes spelled AElswith - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots),
2; of the Gaini, of Gainsboroug - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve); Ethelswida -
www.rootsweb.com/gumby

OCCU of Mercia ...
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 852;
members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 852;
SOUR HAWKINS.GED says 5 Dec 905;
GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) 2032179329 says 902;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174 says 904
SOUR COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);
SOUR Anglo-Saxon England, Frank Stenton;
COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 4;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171;
of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - Anglo-Saxon England, Sir
Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve
Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H
Browning, p. 172; Sometimes spelled AElswith - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots),
2; of the Gaini, of Gainsboroug - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve); Ethelswida -
www.rootsweb.com/gumby

OCCU of Mercia ...
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 852;
members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 852;
SOUR HAWKINS.GED says 5 Dec 905;
GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) 2032179329 says 902;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174 says 904
SOUR COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);
SOUR Anglo-Saxon England, Frank Stenton;
COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 4;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171;
of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - Anglo-Saxon England, Sir
Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve
Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H
Browning, p. 172; Sometimes spelled AElswith - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots),
2; of the Gaini, of Gainsboroug - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve); Ethelswida -
www.rootsweb.com/gumby

OCCU of Mercia ...
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174;
HAWKINS.GED says ABT 852;
members.aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 852;
SOUR HAWKINS.GED says 5 Dec 905;
GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve) 2032179329 says 902;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174 says 904
SOUR COMYNI.GED (Compuserve);
SOUR Anglo-Saxon England, Frank Stenton;
COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 4;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171;
of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - Anglo-Saxon England, Sir
Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve
Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H
Browning, p. 172; Sometimes spelled AElswith - COMYNR.TAF (Compuserve Roots),
2; of the Gaini, of Gainsboroug - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve); Ethelswida -
www.rootsweb.com/gumby

DATE 22 MAY 2000
Dead

Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

!Name is; Ethelswida (Alswitha), Queen Of /ENGLAND/

or Alswitha

Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

Ealhswith
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Ealhswith (or Aethelswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Noble strength".
Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Eahlswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Aelfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Eahlswith became a nun. She died on December 5, 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
[edit]

External links
• Find-A-Grave profile for Queen Ealswitha

Pat. Boren, pboren - at - rand.org]: Lady Alswitha. [Alan Wilson
, qoting Weis 7th ed., 1992, and others]
..dates.

[Jeremiah Brown.FTW]

Became a nun at widowhood.

{geni:about_me} Ealhswith was a Mercian princess who married Alfred, Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex. She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during Alfred’s administration. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as “the true and beloved lady of the English”. Ealhswith’s mother was a scholar named Eadburgh who was well known at court.
King Burhred of Mercia was invaded by the “Great Army” of Scandinavians and they had camped out near Nottingham. Burhred sent a message to Alfred and Aethelred, appealing for help in the fight. Alfred and Aethelred took their troops to Nottingham and began a siege. This is where Alfred met and wooed Ealhswith. To seal the alliance with Mercia, Alfred and Ealhswith were married.
The ceremony took place in the royal vill of Sutton Courtenay. There was feasting and gift-giving that lasted long into the night. But the festivities were interrupted when Alfred fell ill. We don’t really know what the illness was but he seemed to suffer from some intestinal disorder. It was the beginning of an affliction that would last for the rest of his life.

At Christmas in January of 878, the Viking leader Guthrum made a surprise attack on Alfred’s royal palace at Chippenham. Alfred fled with Ealhswith and his family to the rough and desolate island of Athelney in Somerset where they lived for about four months.
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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

While there was relative peace in the kingdom, Ealhswith turned her attention to the establishment of the Nunnaminster (St. Mary’s Abbey) at Winchester. She may have dedicated the land of an urban estate that she owned there for the institution. She was responsible for the four stages of the foundation: construction of the monastic buildings, assembling the group of nuns to inhabit the Nunnaminster, the appointment of the first abbess who was named Aethelthryth and for the provision of the community’s endowment. She was prevented from finishing her project by death but her son Edward the Elder completed the foundation and dedicated his daughter Eadburh as a nun.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Alfred died on October 26, 899. In his will, he designated that Ealhswith be given one hundred pounds in cash along with two great estates in Berkshire. One was Lambourn and the other was Wantage where Alfred was born. He also gave her his estate at Eddington, the site of his great victory over Guthrum. Alfred was initially buried in the Old Minster at Winchester.

Ealhswith survived Alfred by three years and died on December 5, 902. She was buried in the Old Minster next to Alfred.
Sources: Alfred the Great: Asser’s Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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Född: Abt 852
of, Mercia, , England
Död: 5 Dec 905
Family:
1 Alfred King of England, [The Great]
Children:
• Ethelfled Princess of England, [Lady/Mercians]
• Edward I King of England, [The Elder]
• Ethelgiva (Edgina) (Ethelgifu), [Prs/England]
• Elfridam (Elstrude) (Aethelryth), [Cts/Flanders]

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Ealhswith, Queen of the Anglo-Saxons.

Consort 23 April 871 – 26 October 899
Consort to Alfred the Great

Father Æthelred Mucil

Born c. 852
Mercia
Died 5 December 905 (aged 53)

Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester

Occupation Nun

Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia1
d. 5 December 905
thePeerage.com

Last Edited=2 Jun 2008

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia.2

She married Ælfræd, King of Wessex, son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869.2

She died on 5 December 905 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

She was buried at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia gained the title of Princess of Mercia.

She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

Children of Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia and Ælfræd, King of Wessex

* Æthelgifu (?) d. c 8963
* Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex+ d. 7 Jun 9294
* Elfleda (?) 4
* Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia+ b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 9184
* Edmund (?) b. c 8705
* Eadweard I, King of Wessex+ b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924
* Æthelweard (?)+ b. c 880, d. 26 Oct 9224

Citations

1. [S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 407. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 9. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
3. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
4. [S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grencville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 10.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith_av_Mercia

Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. l
Date of birth:

* 852 C.E.

Date of death:

* 905 C.E. (age 53 years)

Profession:

* Queen consort
* , Nun
* , Monarch

* Mercia

Religion: Roman Catholic

Ethnicity: Anglo Saxon Gaini

Children:

* Edward the Elder
* Aelfthryth
* Ethelfleda
* Æthelwærd

EALHSWITH2 (Aethelred Mucill of GAINAS1), daughter of (1) Aethelred Mucill1, Earl and Easdberg (of MERCIA), was born between 820 and 855, and died after 1 Jan. 904 in England[1]. She married in 869, (ANZ-16) KING ALFRED THE GREAT OF ENGLAND[3], son of (ANZ-15) King Aethelwulf and (UI-2) Osburga, who was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England[3], and died on 26 Oct. 899 in England[1]. [4]
Children: See (ANZ-16) King Alfred the Great of ENGLAND

1. Swanton, Michael (Translator), "Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" (London: Phoenix Press, 2000).
2. W. H. Turton, "Plantagenet Ancestry" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1928), 21.
3. Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700", 8th ed. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), (1-14).
4. Ibid., (1-14+).

Notes:

Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxons (or Anglo-Saxon) is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066. The...

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Gaini
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Name Prefix: Queen Of Wessex
The title of queen again lapsed until the r eign of Edgar. EvenAlfred the Greats wife Ealswith, was never apparentlyconsec rated queen. Their details however are provided here forcompleteness.

The information in this GEDCOM has been compiled by David Lovegrove. Contact him at (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI and Edburga FADBURN. Parents: Earl Of Mercia Aethelred II MUCIL and Eadburga OF MERCIA. Parents: ATHELRED and Lady Of Mercia EADBURH. Parents: .
Spouse: West Saxon King Of Alfred ENGLAND. West Saxon King Of Alfred ENGLAND and Queen Of Ethelswida ENGLAND were married in 868 in Winchester, Dorset, England.104,493,494 CSTA @C7@

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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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Ealhswith of the Gaini
B: Abt 0852, Mercia, , England
D: 5 Dec 0905, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, England
S: Interred at Winchester Cathedral, London, England.
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Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia (1)
F, #102607, d. 5 December 905
Last Edited=2 Jun 2008
Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia. (2) She married Ælfræd, King of Wessex, son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869. (2)
She died on 5 December 905 at Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2) She was buried at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2)
Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia gained the title of Princess of Mercia. She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2)
Children of Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia and Ælfræd, King of Wessex
-1. Æthelgifu (?) d. c 896 (3)
-2. Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex+ d. 7 Jun 929 (4)
-3. Elfleda (?) (4)
-4. Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia+ b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 918 (4)
-5. Edmund (?) b. c 870 (5)
-6. Eadweard I, King of Wessex+ b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924
-7. Æthelweard (?)+ b. c 880, d. 26 Oct 922 (4)

Forrás / Source:
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10261.htm#i102607
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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".
Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".
Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

From www.wikipedia.org at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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Död: före 905

Barn:
Elfrieda av Frankrike (~ 868 till 929)
Edvard "den äldre" av England (~ 869 till 924)

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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia, died 905) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included :

* Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex,
* Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders,
* Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

Ealhswith
Queen of the Anglo-Saxons
Tenure 23 April 871 – 26 October 899
Spouse Alfred the Great
Issue
Ælfthryth
Æthelflæd
Æthelgifu
Edward the Elder
Æthelweard
Father Æthelred Mucil
Mother Eadburh
Born c. 852
Mercia
Died 5 December 905 (aged 53)
Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester
Occupation Nun
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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

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Ealhswith
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Ealhswith
Queen of the Anglo-Saxons[dubious – discuss] (more...)
Consort 23 April 871 – 26 October 899
Consort to Alfred the Great
Issue Ælfthryth
Ethelfleda
Ethelgiva
Edward the Elder
Æthelwærd
Royal house House of Wessex
Father Æthelred Mucil
Born c. 852
Mercia
Died 5 December 905 (aged 53)
Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester
Occupation Nun

Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

[edit] See also

* House of Wessex family tree

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Ealhswith was born in 0852 in Mercia, Britian. Ealhswith's father was Æthelred Mucil. She was an only child. She died at the age of 53 on December 5th, 0905. Her burial was in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, England.
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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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Queen consort of Alfred the Great, Alswitha/Ealswitha was the daughter of Aethelred of Mercia, King of the Gaini. She married Alfred in 868. When Alfred died in 899, Ealhswith became a nun and died at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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Ealhswith
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

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Ealhswith (født ca. 852, død 5. desember 905) var gift med kong Alfred den store av England.

Hun tilhørte gainerne, en folkegruppe fra Mercia. Hennes mor var Eadburga Saxe-Mercia, og faren var Ethelred Mucil, ealdorman for gainerne.

Ealhswith og Alfred fikk fem eller seks barn, deriblant sønnen Edvard og datteren Ethelfleda av Mercia. Datteren ble dronning av Mercia.

Etter Alfreds død i 899 gikk Ealhswith i kloster. Hun døde 5. desember 905, og ble gravlagt i St. Mary's Abbey i Winchester, Hampshire.

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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
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After Alfred's death, she became a nun at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester around 901. She died on either 12/5 or 12/8 in 905. After her death, she was considered a saint by many people.
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Became a nun after her husband's death
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Fadern är kanske Ethelred 'Mickle', som var en av kong Alfreds 'ealdormen of the gains' och modern Eadburh av Mercia.
(Källa: Tore Nygaard, Linköping)

Alfred the Great, King West Saxons, b. 849, married to Ealhswith of the Gaini. (Källa: Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England)

Barn:
Edvard I av ENGLAND (869 - 924)
Elfrieda av FRANKRIKE (868 - 929)

Källor
1) Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England
2) Tore Nygaard, Linköping

Senast uppdaterad 010604
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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.
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BIOGRAPHY: General Notes:
Queen of WESSEX, Queen of ENGLAND.

BOOKS
Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings, 143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p75:"287S Alfred `The Great', King of England, (S of 279, F of 297); fought against Danish invaders, finally defeating them at the Battle of Ethandun; secured peace at the Treaty of Wedmore; author of many desirable reforms; considered the most deserving of the appelation of `The Great' of all kings bearing that title; married Ealswith in 868; died in 901."

Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Ealhswyth Daughter of Aethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gainai, married Alfred The Great King of England, Died 905."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Macropaedia, Vol I, p486, Alfred the Great of Wessex: "...in 867 Alfred married Ealhswith, descended through her mother from Mercian kings..."

The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes, Elizabeth Longford, 1991, Oxford Univ Press, pxviii: "Saxons and Danes Genealogy: Alfred mar Ealhswith (d. 904)".

ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File 8HS0-4G Born Abt 851, Ver 4.10 Born Abt 852 Mercia England Died 5 Dec 905.
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BIOGRAPHY: General Notes:
Queen of WESSEX, Queen of ENGLAND.

BOOKS
Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings, 143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p75:"287S Alfred `The Great', King of England, (S of 279, F of 297); fought against Danish invaders, finally defeating them at the Battle of Ethandun; secured peace at the Treaty of Wedmore; author of many desirable reforms; considered the most deserving of the appelation of `The Great' of all kings bearing that title; married Ealswith in 868; died in 901."

Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Ealhswyth Daughter of Aethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gainai, married Alfred The Great King of England, Died 905."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Macropaedia, Vol I, p486, Alfred the Great of Wessex: "...in 867 Alfred married Ealhswith, descended through her mother from Mercian kings..."

The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes, Elizabeth Longford, 1991, Oxford Univ Press, pxviii: "Saxons and Danes Genealogy: Alfred mar Ealhswith (d. 904)".

ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File 8HS0-4G Born Abt 851, Ver 4.10 Born Abt 852 Mercia England Died 5 Dec 905.
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Ealhswith of the Gaini. Smyth says died 902. Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

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Ealhswith or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia, died 905) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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alhswith or Ealswitha (born c. 852 in Mercia – died 905) was the daughter of a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868 to Alfred the Great, before he became king of Wessex. In accordance with ninth century West Saxon custom, she was not given the title of queen.
Ealswith was the daughter of Æthelred and his wife Eadburh. She was related to the royal house of Mercia through her mother.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire
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Merk: usikker kilde
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Buried at Winchester Cathedral
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lineally descended from Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594. Wurts reports that Ealhswith, daughter of Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia
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Imagination suggests that the legendary daughter of the Gainis chieftains to be a very attractive lady with blonde hair and blue eyes. However, history has not been kind to recording factual details of this fascinating point in time and therefore for many years verification of this detail has not been possible.

According to Phillipa Stevens at Winchester Libraries, Elswitha could not have been unattractive, as females born to the ruling classes were often primarily groomed to marry the males of neighbouring tribes to create allies. If a tribesman's daughter developed as physically unattractive they were often hidden away in those dark ages. Elswitha, however, did not simply attract another eligible local chieftain though; she was to marry the King of England.

In 868 Alfred of Wessex married Elswitha Mucil, daughter of the elderman of the Gainis in the old town, and she became his Queen Consort. Alfred who is reputed to be one of the greatest of all English Kings, was given this the highest of all accolades by his people and will be forever remembered in history as Alfred "The Great". According to royal genealogy, Alfred and Elswitha had three surviving children, Ethelfled Lady of the Mercians, Elthrith who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, (five generations later Matilda of Flanders married William the Conqueror), and Edward the Elder who succeeded Alfred the Great who died in 899. Elswitha died in 902. Today there exists Elswitha Hall, which was the birthplace of another famous character - Sir Halford Mackinder, the building was named to honour the Queen from Gainsborough. Our present sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, is a 35th generation descendant of this royal dynasty.

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Buried at Winchester Cathedral
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lineally descended from Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594. Wurts reports that Ealhswith, daughter of Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia
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Imagination suggests that the legendary daughter of the Gainis chieftains to be a very attractive lady with blonde hair and blue eyes. However, history has not been kind to recording factual details of this fascinating point in time and therefore for many years verification of this detail has not been possible.

According to Phillipa Stevens at Winchester Libraries, Elswitha could not have been unattractive, as females born to the ruling classes were often primarily groomed to marry the males of neighbouring tribes to create allies. If a tribesman's daughter developed as physically unattractive they were often hidden away in those dark ages. Elswitha, however, did not simply attract another eligible local chieftain though; she was to marry the King of England.

In 868 Alfred of Wessex married Elswitha Mucil, daughter of the elderman of the Gainis in the old town, and she became his Queen Consort. Alfred who is reputed to be one of the greatest of all English Kings, was given this the highest of all accolades by his people and will be forever remembered in history as Alfred "The Great". According to royal genealogy, Alfred and Elswitha had three surviving children, Ethelfled Lady of the Mercians, Elthrith who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, (five generations later Matilda of Flanders married William the Conqueror), and Edward the Elder who succeeded Alfred the Great who died in 899. Elswitha died in 902. Today there exists Elswitha Hall, which was the birthplace of another famous character - Sir Halford Mackinder, the building was named to honour the Queen from Gainsborough. Our present sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, is a 35th generation descendant of this royal dynasty.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith
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http://www.thepeerage.com/p10261.htm#i102607

She married Ælfræd, King of Wessex, son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869.

She gained the title of Princess of Mercia. She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Children of Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia and Ælfræd, King of Wessex:

* Æthelgifu (?) d. c 896

* Elfleda (?)

* Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 918

* Edmund (?) b. c 870

* Eadweard I, King of Wessex b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924

* Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex b. 875, d. 7 Jun 929

* Æthelweard (?) b. c 880, d. 26 Oct 922

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Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- Född: Abt 852

of, Mercia, , England
Död: 5 Dec 905 Family: 1 Alfred King of England, [The Great]

Children: • Ethelfled Princess of England, [Lady/Mercians] • Edward I King of England, [The Elder] • Ethelgiva (Edgina) (Ethelgifu), [Prs/England] • Elfridam (Elstrude) (Aethelryth), [Cts/Flanders]
-------------------- Ealhswith, Queen of the Anglo-Saxons.

Consort 23 April 871 – 26 October 899 Consort to Alfred the Great

Father Æthelred Mucil

Born c. 852 Mercia Died 5 December 905 (aged 53)

Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester

Occupation Nun

Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

-------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith -------------------- Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia1 d. 5 December 905 thePeerage.com

Last Edited=2 Jun 2008

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia.2
She married Ælfræd, King of Wessex, son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869.2

She died on 5 December 905 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

She was buried at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia gained the title of Princess of Mercia.

She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.2

Children of Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia and Ælfræd, King of Wessex

* Æthelgifu (?) d. c 8963 * Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex+ d. 7 Jun 9294 * Elfleda (?) 4 * Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia+ b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 9184 * Edmund (?) b. c 8705 * Eadweard I, King of Wessex+ b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924 * Æthelweard (?)+ b. c 880, d. 26 Oct 9224
Citations

1. [S215] Unknown article title, Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 407. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. 2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 9. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. 3. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology. 4. [S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grencville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage. 5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 10.
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Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

-------------------- Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith --------------------

Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. l
Date of birth:

* 852 C.E.
Date of death:

* 905 C.E. (age 53 years)
Profession:

* Queen consort * , Nun * , Monarch
* Mercia
Religion: Roman Catholic

Ethnicity: Anglo Saxon Gaini

Children:

* Edward the Elder * Aelfthryth * Ethelfleda * Æthelwærd
EALHSWITH2 (Aethelred Mucill of GAINAS1), daughter of (1) Aethelred Mucill1, Earl and Easdberg (of MERCIA), was born between 820 and 855, and died after 1 Jan. 904 in England[1]. She married in 869, (ANZ-16) KING ALFRED THE GREAT OF ENGLAND[3], son of (ANZ-15) King Aethelwulf and (UI-2) Osburga, who was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England[3], and died on 26 Oct. 899 in England[1]. [4]
Children: See (ANZ-16) King Alfred the Great of ENGLAND

1. Swanton, Michael (Translator), "Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" (London: Phoenix Press, 2000). 2. W. H. Turton, "Plantagenet Ancestry" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1928), 21. 3. Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700", 8th ed. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), (1-14). 4. Ibid., (1-14+).

Notes:

Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxons (or Anglo-Saxon) is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066. The...

x Included in group(s):

English
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Saxons, Angles
Gaini
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OCCU of Mercia ... SOUR Royalty for C ommoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174; HAWKINS.GED says ABT 852; members. aol.com/sargen3 says ABT 852; SOUR HAWKINS.GED says 5 Dec 905; GWALTNEY.ANC ( Compuserve) 2032179329 says 902; Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 171, 174 says 904 SOUR COMYNI.GED (Compuserve); SOUR Anglo-Saxon England, Fr ank Stenton; COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 4; Royalty for Commoners, Rode rick W. Stuart, p. 171; of Mercia; Founded the Nuns' minster at Winchester - A nglo-Saxon England, Sir Frank Stenton, p. 445; Sometimes spelled Ealswith - CO MYN4.TAF (Compuserve Room), p. 4; Sometimes called Ethelbith -Americans of Roy al Descent, Charles H Browning, p. 172; Sometime Name Prefix: Queen Of Wessex The title of queen again lapsed until the r eign of Edgar. EvenAlfred the Greats wife Ealswith, was never apparentlyconsec rated queen. Their details however are provided here forcompleteness.

The information in this GEDCOM has been compiled by David Lovegrove. Contact him at (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: . Parents: Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI and Edburga FADBURN. Parents: Earl Of Mercia Aethelred II MUCIL and Eadburga OF MERCIA. Parents: ATHELRED and Lady Of Mercia EADBURH. Parents: . Spouse: West Saxon King Of Alfred ENGLAND. West Saxon King Of Alfred ENGLAND and Queen Of Ethelswida ENGLAND were married in 868 in Winchester, Dorset, England.104,493,494 CSTA @C7@

-------------------- Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- Ealhswith of the Gaini B: Abt 0852, Mercia, , England D: 5 Dec 0905, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, England S: Interred at Winchester Cathedral, London, England. -------------------- Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia (1) F, #102607, d. 5 December 905 Last Edited=2 Jun 2008

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia. (2) She married Ælfræd, King of Wessex, son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburga (?), between 868 and 869. (2)
She died on 5 December 905 at Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2) She was buried at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2)

Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia gained the title of Princess of Mercia. She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. (2)
Children of Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia and Ælfræd, King of Wessex -1. Æthelgifu (?) d. c 896 (3) -2. Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex+ d. 7 Jun 929 (4) -3. Elfleda (?) (4) -4. Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia+ b. c 869, d. 12 Jun 918 (4) -5. Edmund (?) b. c 870 (5) -6. Eadweard I, King of Wessex+ b. c 871, d. 17 Jul 924 -7. Æthelweard (?)+ b. c 880, d. 26 Oct 922 (4)

Forrás / Source: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10261.htm#i102607 -------------------- Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength". Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength". Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

From www.wikipedia.org at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith -------------------- Död: före 905

Barn: Elfrieda av Frankrike (~ 868 till 929) Edvard "den äldre" av England (~ 869 till 924)

-------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia, died 905) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included :

* Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, * Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, * Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

Ealhswith Queen of the Anglo-Saxons Tenure 23 April 871 – 26 October 899 Spouse Alfred the Great Issue Ælfthryth Æthelflæd Æthelgifu Edward the Elder Æthelweard Father Æthelred Mucil Mother Eadburh Born c. 852 Mercia Died 5 December 905 (aged 53) Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester Occupation Nun -------------------- -------------------- Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

-------------------- Ealhswith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ealhswith Queen of the Anglo-Saxons[dubious – discuss] (more...) Consort 23 April 871 – 26 October 899 Consort to Alfred the Great Issue Ælfthryth Ethelfleda Ethelgiva Edward the Elder Æthelwærd Royal house House of Wessex Father Æthelred Mucil Born c. 852 Mercia Died 5 December 905 (aged 53) Burial St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester Occupation Nun

Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great.

[edit] See also

* House of Wessex family tree
-------------------- Ealhswith was born in 0852 in Mercia, Britian. Ealhswith's father was Æthelred Mucil. She was an only child. She died at the age of 53 on December 5th, 0905. Her burial was in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, England. -------------------- Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- Queen consort of Alfred the Great, Alswitha/Ealswitha was the daughter of Aethelred of Mercia, King of the Gaini. She married Alfred in 868. When Alfred died in 899, Ealhswith became a nun and died at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. -------------------- Ealhswith, or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Æthelflæd, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith -------------------- Ealhswith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

-------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith -------------------- Ealhswith (født ca. 852, død 5. desember 905) var gift med kong Alfred den store av England.

Hun tilhørte gainerne, en folkegruppe fra Mercia. Hennes mor var Eadburga Saxe-Mercia, og faren var Ethelred Mucil, ealdorman for gainerne.

Ealhswith og Alfred fikk fem eller seks barn, deriblant sønnen Edvard og datteren Ethelfleda av Mercia. Datteren ble dronning av Mercia.

Etter Alfreds død i 899 gikk Ealhswith i kloster. Hun døde 5. desember 905, og ble gravlagt i St. Mary's Abbey i Winchester, Hampshire.

-------------------- Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. -------------------- After Alfred's death, she became a nun at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester around 901. She died on either 12/5 or 12/8 in 905. After her death, she was considered a saint by many people. -------------------- Became a nun after her husband's death -------------------- Fadern är kanske Ethelred 'Mickle', som var en av kong Alfreds 'ealdormen of the gains' och modern Eadburh av Mercia. (Källa: Tore Nygaard, Linköping)

Alfred the Great, King West Saxons, b. 849, married to Ealhswith of the Gaini. (Källa: Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England)

Barn: Edvard I av ENGLAND (869 - 924) Elfrieda av FRANKRIKE (868 - 929)

Källor 1) Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England 2) Tore Nygaard, Linköping

Senast uppdaterad 010604 -------------------- Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. -------------------- BIOGRAPHY: General Notes: Queen of WESSEX, Queen of ENGLAND.

BOOKS Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings, 143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p75:"287S Alfred The Great', King of England, (S of 279, F of 297); fought against Danish invaders, finally defeating them at the Battle of Ethandun; secured peace at the Treaty of Wedmore; author of many desirable reforms; considered the most deserving of the appelation of The Great' of all kings bearing that title; married Ealswith in 868; died in 901."

Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Ealhswyth Daughter of Aethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gainai, married Alfred The Great King of England, Died 905."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Macropaedia, Vol I, p486, Alfred the Great of Wessex: "...in 867 Alfred married Ealhswith, descended through her mother from Mercian kings..."

The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes, Elizabeth Longford, 1991, Oxford Univ Press, pxviii: "Saxons and Danes Genealogy: Alfred mar Ealhswith (d. 904)".

ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File 8HS0-4G Born Abt 851, Ver 4.10 Born Abt 852 Mercia England Died 5 Dec 905. -------------------- BIOGRAPHY: General Notes: Queen of WESSEX, Queen of ENGLAND.

BOOKS Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings, 143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p75:"287S Alfred The Great', King of England, (S of 279, F of 297); fought against Danish invaders, finally defeating them at the Battle of Ethandun; secured peace at the Treaty of Wedmore; author of many desirable reforms; considered the most deserving of the appelation of The Great' of all kings bearing that title; married Ealswith in 868; died in 901."

Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Ealhswyth Daughter of Aethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gainai, married Alfred The Great King of England, Died 905."

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981, Macropaedia, Vol I, p486, Alfred the Great of Wessex: "...in 867 Alfred married Ealhswith, descended through her mother from Mercian kings..."

The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes, Elizabeth Longford, 1991, Oxford Univ Press, pxviii: "Saxons and Danes Genealogy: Alfred mar Ealhswith (d. 904)".

ANCESTRAL FILE Ancestral File 8HS0-4G Born Abt 851, Ver 4.10 Born Abt 852 Mercia England Died 5 Dec 905. -------------------- Ealhswith of the Gaini. Smyth says died 902. Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

-------------------- Ealhswith or Ealswitha, (born c. 852 in Mercia, died 905) of the Gaini was the daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith -------------------- alhswith or Ealswitha (born c. 852 in Mercia – died 905) was the daughter of a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868 to Alfred the Great, before he became king of Wessex. In accordance with ninth century West Saxon custom, she was not given the title of queen. Ealswith was the daughter of Æthelred and his wife Eadburh. She was related to the royal house of Mercia through her mother. After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire -------------------- Merk: usikker kilde -------------------- Buried at Winchester Cathedral

------------------------------------ lineally descended from Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594. Wurts reports that Ealhswith, daughter of Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia ------------------------------ Imagination suggests that the legendary daughter of the Gainis chieftains to be a very attractive lady with blonde hair and blue eyes. However, history has not been kind to recording factual details of this fascinating point in time and therefore for many years verification of this detail has not been possible.
According to Phillipa Stevens at Winchester Libraries, Elswitha could not have been unattractive, as females born to the ruling classes were often primarily groomed to marry the males of neighbouring tribes to create allies. If a tribesman's daughter developed as physically unattractive they were often hidden away in those dark ages. Elswitha, however, did not simply attract another eligible local chieftain though; she was to marry the King of England.
In 868 Alfred of Wessex married Elswitha Mucil, daughter of the elderman of the Gainis in the old town, and she became his Queen Consort. Alfred who is reputed to be one of the greatest of all English Kings, was given this the highest of all accolades by his people and will be forever remembered in history as Alfred "The Great". According to royal genealogy, Alfred and Elswitha had three surviving children, Ethelfled Lady of the Mercians, Elthrith who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, (five generations later Matilda of Flanders married William the Conqueror), and Edward the Elder who succeeded Alfred the Great who died in 899. Elswitha died in 902. Today there exists Elswitha Hall, which was the birthplace of another famous character - Sir Halford Mackinder, the building was named to honour the Queen from Gainsborough. Our present sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, is a 35th generation descendant of this royal dynasty.
-------------------- Buried at Winchester Cathedral ------------------------------------ lineally descended from Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594. Wurts reports that Ealhswith, daughter of Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia ------------------------------ Imagination suggests that the legendary daughter of the Gainis chieftains to be a very attractive lady with blonde hair and blue eyes. However, history has not been kind to recording factual details of this fascinating point in time and therefore for many years verification of this detail has not been possible.

According to Phillipa Stevens at Winchester Libraries, Elswitha could not have been unattractive, as females born to the ruling classes were often primarily groomed to marry the males of neighbouring tribes to create allies. If a tribesman's daughter developed as physically unattractive they were often hidden away in those dark ages. Elswitha, however, did not simply attract another eligible local chieftain though; she was to marry the King of England.

In 868 Alfred of Wessex married Elswitha Mucil, daughter of the elderman of the Gainis in the old town, and she became his Queen Consort. Alfred who is reputed to be one of the greatest of all English Kings, was given this the highest of all accolades by his people and will be forever remembered in history as Alfred "The Great". According to royal genealogy, Alfred and Elswitha had three surviving children, Ethelfled Lady of the Mercians, Elthrith who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, (five generations later Matilda of Flanders married William the Conqueror), and Edward the Elder who succeeded Alfred the Great who died in 899. Elswitha died in 902. Today there exists Elswitha Hall, which was the birthplace of another famous character - Sir Halford Mackinder, the building was named to honour the Queen from Gainsborough. Our present sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, is a 35th generation descendant of this royal dynasty.

-------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith

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Courtesy of fantastically full family tree cf.:

Hughes of Gwerclas 1/2/3/4:

http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_1.htm

http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_2.htm

http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_3.htm

http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_4.htm

1 NAME Ealhswith (Alswitha) of /Gaini/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 BIRT 2 DATE 852 2 PLAC ,Mercia, England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 DEAT 2 DATE 904 2 PLAC ,England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001

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Sources: A. Roots 1-15; RC 141, 233, 235, 238; Coe, Kings and Queens of Britain, AF; Kraentzler 1470; Pfafman. Roots: Eahlswith (Alswitha), died about 905, daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and Eadburh. K&Q calls her Ealhswith of the Gaini. Also called Elswitha. And says her father was Ethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and her mother was Eadburga. Also says line (Chart 8) above Ethelred and Eadburga is "conjectural," if I read it correctly.
K: Alswitha of Gaini.

Became a nun at widowhood,reputed as a saint after death

Children
ENGLAND Aethelflaed, Princess ' b: ABT 0869 in Wessex, England
ENGLAND Edward I (the Elder), King of ' b: 0875 in Wessex, England
ENGLAND Elfridam (Elfrida), Princess of ' b: ABT 0877 in Wessex, England

Children
ENGLAND Aethelflaed, Princess ' b: ABT 0869 in Wessex, England
ENGLAND Edward I (the Elder), King of ' b: 0875 in Wessex, England
ENGLAND Elfridam (Elfrida), Princess of ' b: ABT 0877 in Wessex, England

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ALSO SPELLED "ALFWITHA","ETHELWITHA"

Daughter of Ethelred Mucill, Ealdorman of the Gaini. {Burke�s Peerage and Chamber�s Biographical Dictionary} [GADD.GED]

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Searle has: "Ealhswith d. of Aethelred Mucel eald. of the Gaini and ofEadburh of the royal family of Mercia, sister of eald. Athulf (d. 903);d. a. 905 ... Dec 5 ... " --- William George Searle, *Anglo-SaxonBishops, Kings and Nobles*,
Cambridge, 1899, p 343

--- Florence of Worcester (died c 1117), *A History of the Kings ofEngland* (OR: *The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester*), trans JosephStephenson, 1853
(reprinted by Llanerch Enterprises, Felinfach, Lampeter, Dyfed, WalesSA48 8PJ, 1980s (?)), p 72:
"Queen Ealhsuith, mother of King Eadward, a devout handmaid of Christ,and foundress of a monastery of nuns at Winchester, departed this life."

Smyth says died 902. Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint afterdeath.

Searle has: "Ealhswith d. of Aethelred Mucel eald. of the Gaini and ofEadburh of the royal family of Mercia, sister of eald. Athulf (d. 903);d. a. 905 ... Dec 5 ... " --- William George Searle, *Anglo-SaxonBishops, Kings and Nobles*,
Cambridge, 1899, p 343

--- Florence of Worcester (died c 1117), *A History of the Kings ofEngland* (OR: *The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester*), trans JosephStephenson, 1853
(reprinted by Llanerch Enterprises, Felinfach, Lampeter, Dyfed, WalesSA48 8PJ, 1980s (?)), p 72:
"Queen Ealhsuith, mother of King Eadward, a devout handmaid of Christ,and foundress of a monastery of nuns at Winchester, departed this life."

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Searle has: "Ealhswith d. of Aethelred Mucel eald. of the Gaini and ofEadburh of the royal family of Mercia, sister of eald. Athulf (d. 903);d. a. 905 ... Dec 5 ... " --- William George Searle, *Anglo-SaxonBishops, Kings and Nobles*,
Cambridge, 1899, p 343

--- Florence of Worcester (died c 1117), *A History of the Kings ofEngland* (OR: *The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester*), trans JosephStephenson, 1853
(reprinted by Llanerch Enterprises, Felinfach, Lampeter, Dyfed, WalesSA48 8PJ, 1980s (?)), p 72:
"Queen Ealhsuith, mother of King Eadward, a devout handmaid of Christ,and foundress of a monastery of nuns at Winchester, departed this life."

Source: The Rufus Parks Pedigree by Brian J.L. Berry.

Chart page 45: Eahlswith (Alaswitha), (d. 905).

RESEARCH NOTES:
6 children, Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

1 NAME Ealhswith (Alswitha) of /Gaini/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 BIRT 2 DATE 852 2 PLAC ,Mercia, England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 DEAT 2 DATE 904 2 PLAC ,England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001

[De La Pole.FTW]
Sources: A. Roots 1-15; RC 141, 233, 235, 238; Coe, Kings and Queens of Britain, AF; Kraentzler 1470; Pfafman. Roots: Eahlswith (Alswitha), died about 905, daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and Eadburh. K&Q calls her Ealhswith of the Gaini. Also called Elswitha. And says her father was Ethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and her mother was Eadburga. Also says line (Chart 8) above Ethelred and Eadburga is "conjectural," if I read it correctly.
K: Alswitha of Gaini.

Became a nun at widowhood,reputed as a saint after death

1 NAME Ealhswith (Alswitha) of /Gaini/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 BIRT 2 DATE 852 2 PLAC ,Mercia, England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 DEAT 2 DATE 904 2 PLAC ,England 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001

[De La Pole.FTW]
Sources: A. Roots 1-15; RC 141, 233, 235, 238; Coe, Kings and Queens of Britain, AF; Kraentzler 1470; Pfafman. Roots: Eahlswith (Alswitha), died about 905, daughter of Earl Aethelred of Mercia and Eadburh. K&Q calls her Ealhswith of the Gaini. Also called Elswitha. And says her father was Ethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and her mother was Eadburga. Also says line (Chart 8) above Ethelred and Eadburga is "conjectural," if I read it correctly.
K: Alswitha of Gaini.

Became a nun at widowhood,reputed as a saint after death

Stuart Roderick, W.
Royalty for Commoners, 3rd Edit. Published, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltomore, MD. 1998,
ISBN-0-8063-1561-X Text 324-40
AKA: Ethelswitha

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