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Eadgifu of Kent

Eadgifu of Kent

Female 896 - 968  (72 years)

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  • Name Eadgifu of Kent  
    • Her name was also spelt Edgiva. [3, 5]
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth About 896  Kingdom of Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 25 Aug 968  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Burial —  Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I2845  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2023 

    Father Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent   d. 3 Dec 902 
    Family ID F2240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward "the Elder", King of England ,   b. 875, Kingdom of Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 924, Farndon, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 919  Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 23 years - He : ~ 44 years. 
    Children 
     1. Edmund "the Magnificent", King of England ,   b. Abt 922   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     2. Eadred, King of England ,   b. Abt 924   d. 23 Nov 955, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     3. Saint Edburga   d. 15 Jun 960, St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Gregory, Abbot of Einsiedlen
    Family ID F2236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Death: Weis (1982) and Mommaerts-Browne (2005) give her death date as 961. [2, 7]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - About 896 - Kingdom of Kent Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 919 - Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 968 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Picture of Queen Eadgifu from Canterbury Cathedral.
    Picture of Queen Eadgifu from Canterbury Cathedral.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1461] Burke, John and John Bernard Burke. The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects , (London: E. Churton, 1848).

    2. [S1498] Mommaerts-Browne, Stanford. "Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy: Tracing Lineages" , (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 1, number 6, July 2005).

    3. [S1940] Panton, Kenneth J. Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, (Lanham, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2011).

    4. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).

    5. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    6. [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989).

    7. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    8. [S304] Wikipedia, Eadgifu of Kent.