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Ælfgifu of Wessex
F, #22676, b. about 912, d. 938
Biography
- Ælfgifu of Wessex was born about 912 in Wessex, England.
- She died in 938 in France.
- Ælfgifu of Wessex is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ælfflæd of Wiltshire (b. about 880, d. 920)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Eadflæd, of Wessex
F, #22677, b. about 901, d. 927
Biography
- Eadflæd, of Wessex, was born about 901 in Wessex, Devon, England.
- She died in 927 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- She was buried in 927 at Wilton Abbey in Wiltshire, Wessex, England.
- Eadflæd, of Wessex, is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ælfflæd of Wiltshire (b. about 880, d. 920)
- Last Edited: 8 February 2022
Edgitha of Wessex
F, #22678, b. 910, d. 26 January 946
Biography
- Edgitha of Wessex was born in 910 in Wessex, England.
- She died on 26 January 946 at age ~36 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany.
- She was buried in February 946 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
- Edgitha of Wessex is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ælfflæd of Wiltshire (b. about 880, d. 920)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Eadgifu of Wessex, Queen of the West Franks
F, #22679, b. 902, d. after 955
Biography
- Eadgifu of Wessex, Queen of the West Franks, was born in 902 in Wessex, England.
- She died after 955 in Soissons, Picardie, Aisne, France.
- She was buried after 955 in Picardie, France.
- Eadgifu of Wessex, Queen of the West Franks, is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Family: Charles (b. 17 September 879, d. 7 October 929)
- Louis, IV of France+ (b. 10 September 920, d. 10 September 954)
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ælfflæd of Wiltshire (b. about 880, d. 920)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Edburh
F, #22681, b. after 923, d. 15 June 960
Biography
- Edburh was born after 923.
- She died on 15 June 960 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- She was buried in 960 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- Edburh is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Eadgifu, of Kent (b. 896, d. 24 August 968)
- Last Edited: 8 February 2022
Eadred
M, #22682, b. about 923, d. 23 November 955
Biography
- Eadred was born about 923 in Wessex, Devon, England.
- He died on 23 November 955 in Frome, Somerset, England.
- He was buried after 23 November 955 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- Eadred was also known as Eadred, King of the English.
- He was also known as Edred.
- Eadred (also Edred, 'the Weak-in-the-Feet') (923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 946 until his death. Eadred was the youngest son of King Edward the Elder and Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. Edward died in 924 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Eadred's half-brother Æthelstan. When Æthelstan died childless in 939, Eadred's older brother Edmund I became king.
Following his brother Edmund's assassination in 946, Eadred came to the throne. The chief achievement of his reign was to bring the Kingdom of Northumbria under total English control, which occurred with the defeat and expulsion of Eric Bloodaxe in 954. Eadred died at the age of 32 having never married, and was succeeded by his 15-year-old nephew, Eadwig.
Following his brother Edmund's assassination in 946, Eadred came to the throne. The chief achievement of his reign was to bring the Kingdom of Northumbria under total English control, which occurred with the defeat and expulsion of Eric Bloodaxe in 954. Eadred died at the age of 32 having never married, and was succeeded by his 15-year-old nephew, Eadwig. - He held the title of King of the English from 26 May 946 to 23 November 955.
- He was crowned on 16 August 946 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
- He is/was my 31st great-granduncle
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Eadgifu, of Kent (b. 896, d. 24 August 968)
- Last Edited: 12 March 2022
Edith of Wessex,, Abbess of Tamworth
F, #22683, b. 898
Biography
- Edith of Wessex,, Abbess of Tamworth, was born in 898 in Wessex, Devon, England.
- She died in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
- She was buried in 927 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
- Edith of Wessex,, Abbess of Tamworth, was also known as Saint Edith.
- She is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ecgwynn (b. 875, d. 901)
- Last Edited: 12 March 2022
Æthelhild, of Wessex
F, #22684, b. about 904, d. 14 September 937
Biography
- Æthelhild, of Wessex, was born about 904 in Wessex, England.
- She died on 14 September 937 at Wilton Abbey in Wiltshire, Wessex, England.
- She was buried in 937 at Wilton Abbey in Wiltshire, Wessex, England.
- Æthelhild, of Wessex, is/was my 31st great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Edward, the Elder (b. 870, d. 17 July 924)
- Mother: Ælfflæd of Wiltshire (b. about 880, d. 920)
- Last Edited: 8 February 2022
Æthelflæd of Wessex, Lady of the Mercians
F, #22685, b. circa 869, d. 12 June 918
Biography
- Æthelflæd of Wessex, Lady of the Mercians, was born circa 869 in Wessex, England.
- She died on 12 June 918 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
- She was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
- Æthelflæd of Wessex, Lady of the Mercians, is/was my 32nd great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Alfred ("the Great") (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
- Mother: Ealhswith (b. 852, d. 5 December 905)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Æthelgifu of Wessex, Abbess of Shaftesbury
F, #22686, b. 875, d. 896
Biography
- Æthelgifu of Wessex, Abbess of Shaftesbury, was born in 875 in Wessex, England.
- She died in 896 at age ~21 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
- Æthelgifu of Wessex, Abbess of Shaftesbury, is/was my 32nd great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Alfred ("the Great") (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
- Mother: Ealhswith (b. 852, d. 5 December 905)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Ælfthryth of Wessex, Countess of Flanders
F, #22687, b. about 872, d. 7 June 929
Biography
- Ælfthryth of Wessex, Countess of Flanders, was born about 872 in Wessex, England.
- She died on 7 June 929 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
- She was buried after 7 June 929 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
- Ælfthryth of Wessex, Countess of Flanders, is/was my 32nd great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Alfred ("the Great") (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
- Mother: Ealhswith (b. 852, d. 5 December 905)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Æthelweard of Wessex
M, #22688, b. about 879, d. 16 October 922
Biography
- Æthelweard of Wessex was born about 879 in Wessex, England.
- He died on 16 October 922 at Winchester Cathedral in London, Middlesex, England.
- He was buried in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- Æthelweard of Wessex is/was my 32nd great-granduncle
Parents
- Father: Alfred ("the Great") (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
- Mother: Ealhswith (b. 852, d. 5 December 905)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
M, #22689, b. between 795 and 810, d. 13 January 858
Biography
- Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, was born between 795 and 810.
- He died on 13 January 858 in Steyning, Wessex, England.
- He was buried after 13 January 858 in Steyning, Wessex, England.
- Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, was also known as Ethelwulf, King of Wessex.
- Æthelwulf (Old English pronunciation: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858.[a] In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber. Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he expelled the Mercian sub-king and was himself appointed sub-king. After 830, Ecgberht maintained good relations with Mercia, and this was continued by Æthelwulf when he became king in 839, the first son to succeed his father as West Saxon king since 641.
The Vikings were not a major threat to Wessex during Æthelwulf's reign. In 843, he was defeated in a battle against the Vikings at Carhampton in Somerset, but he achieved a major victory at the Battle of Aclea in 851. In 853 he joined a successful Mercian expedition to Wales to restore the traditional Mercian hegemony, and in the same year his daughter Æthelswith married King Burgred of Mercia. In 855 Æthelwulf went on pilgrimage to Rome. In preparation he gave a "decimation", donating a tenth of his personal property to his subjects; he appointed his eldest surviving son Æthelbald to act as King of Wessex in his absence, and his next son Æthelberht to rule Kent and the south-east. Æthelwulf spent a year in Rome, and on his way back he married Judith, the daughter of the West Frankish king Charles the Bald.
When Æthelwulf returned to England, Æthelbald refused to surrender the West Saxon throne, and Æthelwulf agreed to divide the kingdom, taking the east and leaving the west in Æthelbald's hands. On Æthelwulf's death in 858 he left Wessex to Æthelbald and Kent to Æthelberht, but Æthelbald's death only two years later led to the reunification of the kingdom. In the 20th century Æthelwulf's reputation among historians was poor: he was seen as excessively pious and impractical, and his pilgrimage was viewed as a desertion of his duties. Historians in the 21st century see him very differently, as a king who consolidated and extended the power of his dynasty, commanded respect on the continent, and dealt more effectively than most of his contemporaries with Viking attacks. He is regarded as one of the most successful West Saxon kings, who laid the foundations for the success of his son, Alfred the Great. - He was crowned in 839 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
- He held the title of King of Wessex about 4 February 839.
- He is/was my 34th great-grandfather
Miniature of King Æthelwulf of Wessex in the Genealogical roll of the kings of England
Family: Osburh (b. about 814, d. about 852)
- Aethelbald, King of Wessex (b. 834, d. 20 December 860)
- Æthelberht, King of Wessex (b. about 836, d. about 865)
- Æthelred, I, King of Wessex+ (b. 837, d. 23 April 871)
- Ethelswith Queen of Mercia (b. 838, d. 888)
- Alfred ("the Great")+ (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
Parents
- Father: Ecgberht, King of Wessex (b. about 775, d. 4 February 839)
- Mother: Raedburh of Wessex (b. 22 July 782, d. 3 September 844)
- Last Edited: 12 March 2022
Osburh
F, #22690, b. about 814, d. about 852
Biography
- Osburh was born about 814 in Wessex, England.
- She died about 852 in Wessex, England.
- Osburh was also known as Osburh, of Coventry.
- She was also known as Osburga.
- Osburh, or Osburga, (also Osburga Oslacsdotter) was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great. Alfred's biographer, Asser, described her as "a most religious woman, noble in character and noble by birth".
Osburh's existence is known only from Asser's Life of King Alfred. She is not named as witness to any charters, nor is her death reported in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. So far as is known, she was the mother of all Æthelwulf's children, his five sons Æthelstan, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, Æthelred and Alfred the Great, and his daughter Æthelswith, wife of King Burgred of Mercia.
She is best known from Asser's story about a book of Saxon songs, which she showed to Alfred and his brothers, offering to give the book to whoever could first memorise it, a challenge which Alfred took up and won. This exhibits high-status ninth-century women's interest in books and their role in educating their children.
Osburh was the daughter of Oslac (who is also only known from Asser's Life), King Æthelwulf's pincerna (butler), an important figure in the royal court and household. Oslac is described as a descendant of King Cerdic's Jutish nephews, Stuf and Wihtgar, who conquered the Isle of Wight. - She is/was my 34th great-grandmother
Family: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, (b. between 795 and 810, d. 13 January 858)
- Aethelbald, King of Wessex (b. 834, d. 20 December 860)
- Æthelberht, King of Wessex (b. about 836, d. about 865)
- Æthelred, I, King of Wessex+ (b. 837, d. 23 April 871)
- Ethelswith Queen of Mercia (b. 838, d. 888)
- Alfred ("the Great")+ (b. 849, d. 26 October 899)
- Last Edited: 27 February 2022
Emma, of Normandy
F, #22691, b. about 984, d. 6 March 1052
Biography
- Emma, of Normandy, was born about 984 in Normandie, France.
- Æthelred and she were married in 1002.
- Knut "den Store", King of Denmark, England and Norway, and she were married in 1017 in England.
- She died on 6 March 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- She was buried in 1052 at Old Minster in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- Emma, of Normandy, held the title of Queen consort of the English about 1002.
- She held the title of Queen consort of Denmark from 1018 to 12 November 103.
- She held the title of Queen consort of Norway from 1028 to 12 November 1035.
- She is/was my spouse of 29th great-grandfather
Family 1: Æthelred (b. about 968, d. 23 April 1016)
- Edward (b. 1002, d. 5 January 1066)
- Ælfred Ætheling (b. about 1005, d. 5 February 1036)
- Goda (b. 1010, d. 19 July 1055)
Family 2: Knut "den Store", King of Denmark, England and Norway, (b. about 995, d. 12 November 1035)
- Gunhild af Dänemark (b. about 1017, d. 18 July 1038)
- Harthacnut, II of Denmark and England (b. about 1018, d. 8 June 1042)
Parents
- Father: Richard the Fearless, Count of Rouen (b. 28 August 933, d. 20 November 996)
- Mother: Gunnora de Crépon, Comtesse de Rouen (b. 950, d. January 1031)
- Last Edited: 8 February 2022
Goda
F, #22693, b. 1010, d. 19 July 1055
Biography
- Goda was born in 1010 in England.
- She died on 19 July 1055 at age ~45 in Lewes, Sussex, England.
- She was buried in Sussex, England.
- Goda is/was my 28th great-grandaunt
Parents
- Father: Æthelred (b. about 968, d. 23 April 1016)
- Mother: Emma, of Normandy (b. about 984, d. 6 March 1052)
- Last Edited: 16 November 2021
Edward
M, #22694, b. 1002, d. 5 January 1066
Biography
- Edward was born in 1002 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England.
- He died on 5 January 1066 at age ~64 at Palace of Westminster in London, Middlesex, England.
- He was buried on 6 January 1066 at Westminster Abbey in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.
- Edward was also known as Edward, The Confessor.
- Edward the Confessor (Old English: Ēadƿeard Andettere [ˈæːɑdwæɑrˠd ˈɑndettere]; Latin: Eduardus Confessor [ɛduˈardus kõːˈfɛssɔr], Ecclesiastical Latin: [eduˈardus konˈfessor]; c. 1003 – 5 January 1066) was one of the last Anglo-Saxon English kings. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066.
Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. He succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half-brother – Harthacnut. He restored the rule of the House of Wessex after the period of Danish rule since Cnut conquered England in 1016. When Edward died in 1066, he was succeeded by his wife's brother Harold Godwinson, who was defeated and killed in the same year by the Normans under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. Edward's young great-nephew Edgar the Ætheling of the House of Wessex was proclaimed king after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 but was never crowned and was peacefully deposed after about eight weeks.
Historians disagree about Edward's fairly long 24-year reign. His nickname reflects the traditional image of him as unworldly and pious. Confessor reflects his reputation as a saint who did not suffer martyrdom as opposed to his uncle, King Edward the Martyr. Some portray Edward the Confessor's reign as leading to the disintegration of royal power in England and the advance in power of the House of Godwin, because of the infighting that began after his death with no heirs to the throne. Biographers Frank Barlow and Peter Rex, on the other hand, portray Edward as a successful king, one who was energetic, resourceful and sometimes ruthless; they argue that the Norman conquest shortly after his death tarnished his image. However, Richard Mortimer argues that the return of the Godwins from exile in 1052 "meant the effective end of his exercise of power", citing Edward's reduced activity as implying "a withdrawal from affairs".
About a century later, in 1161, Pope Alexander III canonised the king. Edward was one of England's national saints until King Edward III adopted George of Lydda as the national patron saint in about 1350. Saint Edward's feast day is 13 October, celebrated by both the Church of England and the Catholic Church. - He was christened in 1008 at Westminster Abbey in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.
- He held the title of King of the English from 8 June 1042 to 5 January 1066.
- He was crowned on 3 April 1043 at Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- As of 7 February 1161, Edward was also known as Saint Edward.
- He is/was my 28th great-granduncle
Edward the Confessor, enthroned, opening scene of the Bayeux Tapestry
Parents
- Father: Æthelred (b. about 968, d. 23 April 1016)
- Mother: Emma, of Normandy (b. about 984, d. 6 March 1052)
- Last Edited: 13 March 2022
Ælfred Ætheling
M, #22695, b. about 1005, d. 5 February 1036
Biography
- Ælfred Ætheling was born about 1005 in Northumberland beyond Tyne, Scotland+.
- He died on 5 February 1036 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
- He was buried in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
- Ælfred Ætheling is/was my 28th great-granduncle
Parents
- Father: Æthelred (b. about 968, d. 23 April 1016)
- Mother: Emma, of Normandy (b. about 984, d. 6 March 1052)
- Last Edited: 2 February 2022
Flann Sinna Mac Maele Sechnaill
M, #22696, b. 848, d. 25 May 916
Biography
- Flann Sinna Mac Maele Sechnaill was born in 848 in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland.
- He died on 25 May 916 at age ~68 at Lough Ennell in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland.
- He was buried in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland.
- Flann Sinna Mac Maele Sechnaill was also known as Flann na Sionainne.
- He was also known as Flann Sinna.
- Flann Sinna (Flann of the Shannon; Modern Irish: Flann na Sionainne) (847 or 848 – 25 May 916) was the son of Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid of Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Southern Uí Néill. He was King of Mide from 877 onwards and is counted as a High King of Ireland. His mother Land ingen Dúngaile was a sister of Cerball mac Dúnlainge, King of Osraige.
Flann was chosen as the High King of Ireland, also known as King of Tara, following the death of his first cousin and stepfather Áed Findliath on 20 November 879. Flann's reign followed the usual pattern of Irish High Kings, beginning by levying hostages and tribute from Leinster and then to wars with Munster, Ulster and Connacht. Flann was more successful than most kings of Ireland. However, rather than the military and diplomatic successes of his reign, it is his propaganda statements, in the form of monumental high crosses naming him and his father as kings of Ireland, that are exceptional.
Flann may have had the intention of abandoning the traditional succession to the kingship of Tara, whereby the northern and southern branches of the Uí Néill held the kingship alternately, but such plans were thwarted when his favoured son Óengus was killed by his son-in-law and eventual successor Niall Glúndub, son of Áed Findliath, on 7 February 915. Flann's other sons revolted and his authority collapsed. - He held the title of High King of Ireland from 879 to 916.
- He is/was my spouse of 33rd great-grandaunt
Family: Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (d. 913)
- Lígach ingen Flann Sinna (d. 921)
- Domnall mac Flainn Sinna (d. 921)
- Last Edited: 22 November 2021
Lígach ingen Flann Sinna
F, #22699, d. 921
Biography
- Lígach ingen Flann Sinna died in 921 in Ireland.
- She was buried in 921 in Cluain Mnic Nóis, Offaly, Ireland.
- Lígach ingen Flann Sinna is/was my 1st cousin 34x removed
Parents
- Father: Flann Sinna Mac Maele Sechnaill (b. 848, d. 25 May 916)
- Mother: Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (d. 913)
- Last Edited: 22 November 2021
Domnall mac Flainn Sinna
M, #22700, d. 921
Biography
- Domnall mac Flainn Sinna died in 921 in Bruidne Dá Derga, Ireland+.
- Domnall mac Flainn Sinna held the title of King of Mide from 919 to 921.
- He is/was my 1st cousin 34x removed
Parents
- Father: Flann Sinna Mac Maele Sechnaill (b. 848, d. 25 May 916)
- Mother: Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (d. 913)
- Last Edited: 22 November 2021