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Ælfthryth

Female 945 - Abt 1000  (55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ælfthryth was born in 945 in Devonshire, England; died about 1000 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Ælfthryth 's name was also spelt Elfrida.

    Later in life, she became a nun.

    Family/Spouse: Eathelwold, Earldorman of East Anglia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Ælfthryth married Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England in 965 in England. Edgar (son of Edmund "the Magnificent", King of England and Saint Ælfgifu) was born in 943 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edmund  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 965 in England; died in 970 in England.
    2. 3. Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 968 in England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England; was buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edmund Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ælfthryth1) was born in 965 in England; died in 970 in England.

  2. 3.  Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ælfthryth1) was born in 968 in England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England; was buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 979 to 1016; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    The name Æthelred means "noble council", but a cynical 13th century pun suggested his name should have been "evil council" or "unrede" because he said to have participated in a plot to murder his half brother St. Edward the Martyr. However, he was only about 10 years old at the time, and it is difficult to imagine how a child could have been a participant in such a heinous crime. Regardless, Æthelred's name "the Unrede" stuck. The name "the Unready" was coined centuries later and is mistaken.

    On 14 April 979, he became the King of England.

    Æthelred may have married to Ælthelgife, a daughter of Egbert who is not shown in all genealogies.

    In 1013, he was temporarily deposed by King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, who was never actually crowned King of England. When Sweyn died on February 3, 1014, the Witan recalled Æthelred who then reigned until his death.

    Buried:
    When St. Paul's was destroyed by the Great London Fire in 1666, and rebuilt, his tomb was lost.

    Æthelred married Ælfgifu in 985 in England. Ælfgifu (daughter of Thored of Northumbria) was born about 968 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Athelstan  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 986 in England; died in 1015.
    2. 5. Ecgbert  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1005 in England.
    3. 6. Edmund "Ironside", King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 988 to 996 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 30 Nov 1016 in London, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England.
    4. 7. Edred  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1012.
    5. 8. Edwy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1017.
    6. 9. Edward  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1004.
    7. 10. Edith  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 11. Alfgifu  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 997.
    9. 12. Wulfhilda  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 13. daughter  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 14. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1051 in England.
    12. 15. Edric  Descendancy chart to this point

    Æthelred married Emma of Normandy on 5 Apr 1002. Emma (daughter of Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy and Gunnor of Crêpon) was born about 986; died on 14 Mar 1052. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Edward "the Confessor", King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1005; died in 1066 in England.
    2. 17. Alfred  Descendancy chart to this point died on 5 Feb 1037 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
    3. 18. Godgifu, Princess of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1010 in England; died in by 1049.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Athelstan Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born about 986 in England; died in 1015.

  2. 5.  Ecgbert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died in 1005 in England.

  3. 6.  Edmund "Ironside", King of England Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born on 988 to 996 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 30 Nov 1016 in London, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 1016 to 1016; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In April 1016, he became the King of England.

    Canute invaded England, fought, and eventually negotiated with Edmund Ironside. They agreed that Edmund was to rule Wessex and Canute was to rule the rest of England. [see picture below] However, Edmund Ironside died shortly thereafter leaving Canute as sole ruler of England. Some sources claim he was murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Eadric, possibly while using the privy.

    Edmund married Ealgyth of Northumbria in Aug 1015. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Edward the Atheling  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1016 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 1057 in London, England.
    2. 20. Edmund  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 7.  Edred Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died about 1012.

  5. 8.  Edwy Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died in 1017.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He was also known as Eadwig.


  6. 9.  Edward Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died before 1004.

  7. 10.  Edith Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Abt 1008; (1) Eadric Streona, Ealdorman of Mercia.
    • Married: say 1020; (2) Thurkil "the Tall" Havi.


  8. 11.  Alfgifu Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born about 997.

    Family/Spouse: Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumbria. Uchtred (son of Waltheof, Earldorman of Northumbria) was born in 989 in Northumberland, England; died in 1016 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Ealdgyth of Northumberland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1013 in Northumberland, England.

    Family/Spouse: Alfgar, Earl of Mercia. Alfgar (son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Godiva) was born about 1002 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 1059; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 12.  Wulfhilda Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1020; (1) Ulfcytel Snylling, Ealdorman of East Anglia.
    • Married: say 1030; (2) Thurchil, Earl of East Anglia.


  10. 13.  daughter Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Æthelstan. [Æthelstan, married daughter] He was killed in 1010.


  11. 14.  daughter, Abbess of Wherwell Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died after 1051 in England.

  12. 15.  Edric Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He may or may not have existed.


  13. 16.  Edward "the Confessor", King of England Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born about 1005; died in 1066 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: In 1042, he was crowned King of England
    • Married: Edith, the daughter of Godwin, Ealdorman of Wessex and Gytha. He was crowned King of England in 1042 at England.3 He died in 1066 in England at age 61 years.1,3. [Edith, married Edward the Confessor, King of England] She died in 1075. They had no children.
    • Reign: From 1042 to 1066; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


  14. 17.  Alfred Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died on 5 Feb 1037 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

  15. 18.  Godgifu, Princess of England Descendancy chart to this point (3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born about 1010 in England; died in by 1049.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name was also spelt Goda.
    • Last Full Review: 9 Dec 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Godgifu married Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin on 7 Apr 1024. Drogo (son of Walter II the White, Count of Amiens, Valois, and the Vexin and Adele) was born in 996; died in 1035. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Ralph "the Timid" de Sudeley, Earl of Hereford  Descendancy chart to this point died on 21 Dec 1057; was buried in Peterborough Abbey (now Cathedral), Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.
    2. 23. Gautier III, Count of Vexin  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Fulk of Vexin  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1068.

    Godgifu married Eustace II "aux Gernons", Count of Boulogne and Lens after 1035. Eustace (son of Eustace I, Count of Boulogne and Matilda of Louvain) was born about 1020 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France; died in 1093. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Geoffrey de Boulogne  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Edward the Atheling Descendancy chart to this point (6.Edmund3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born in 1016 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 1057 in London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: After 1050

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also known as Edward "the Exile."

    Moved To:
    He was exiled to Hungary, where he held lands in Berenger county.

    Edward married Agatha von Braunschweig in 1043/44 in Kiev, Ukraine. Agatha (daughter of Ludwig von Braunschweig, Count in the Derlingau and Gertrude von Egisheim) was born on 1023 to 1030; died after 1067. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Saint Margaret of Scotland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1045 in Hungary; died on 16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in say 18 Nov 1093 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
    2. 27. Eadgar the Athling  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1048; died in 1126 in England.
    3. 28. Christine, Abbess of Ramsey  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1086.

  2. 20.  Edmund Descendancy chart to this point (6.Edmund3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He appears to have either died young in England or in exile in Hungary.


  3. 21.  Ealdgyth of Northumberland Descendancy chart to this point (11.Alfgifu3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) was born in 1013 in Northumberland, England.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name is also spelt Edith or Æglithia.

    Ealdgyth married Maldred, Lord of Carlisle and Allerdale in 1030/40. Maldred (son of Thane Crinan Mormær of Atholl and Bethoc of Scotland) was born in 1000 in Scotland; died in 1045. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Gospatric I, Earl of Dunbar and Northumberland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1040 in Scotland; died in 1074/75 in Scotland.
    2. 30. Maldred FitzMaldred  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1045; died in 1084.
    3. 31. Alstan  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1184.
    4. 32. daughter of Maldred  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 22.  Ralph "the Timid" de Sudeley, Earl of Hereford Descendancy chart to this point (18.Godgifu3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died on 21 Dec 1057; was buried in Peterborough Abbey (now Cathedral), Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Gytha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Harold de Ewyas, Lord of sudeley and Ewas Harold  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 23.  Gautier III, Count of Vexin Descendancy chart to this point (18.Godgifu3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

  6. 24.  Fulk of Vexin Descendancy chart to this point (18.Godgifu3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1) died in 1068.

  7. 25.  Geoffrey de Boulogne Descendancy chart to this point (18.Godgifu3, 3.Æthelred2, 1.Ælfthryth1)

    Notes:

    Name:
    As his father was excommunicated, Geoffrey was considered illegitimate.

    Family/Spouse: Beatrice de Mandeville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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