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Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire

Male Abt 859 - 897  (38 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire was born about 859 in England; died in 897 in Wiltshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Compton and Crondool, probably receiving them from King Alfred. He also held Aldingbourn. In 887, he took the alms of the king and the West Saxons to Rome. He was one of the three military leaders who defeated the Danes at Buttington in 894.

    Family/Spouse: Æthelgyth of Mercia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Æthelfrith, Ealdoman of Wessex and Mercia  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Eadric, Thegn  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Ælfflæd  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 878 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 920 in England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Æthelfrith, Ealdoman of Wessex and Mercia Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Risborough, Farnborough, and Wrington.

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

    Children:
    1. 5. Æthelwold, Ealdorman of Wiltshire  Descendancy chart to this point died about 947.
    2. 6. Eadric, Ealdoman of Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point died about 949.
    3. 7. Æthelstan "Half-King", Ealdorman of East Anglia  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 8. Ealdorman Ælfstan  Descendancy chart to this point died before 946 in England.

  2. 3.  Eadric, Thegn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelhelm1)

  3. 4.  Ælfflæd Descendancy chart to this point (1.Æthelhelm1) was born about 878 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 920 in England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Charter/Grant/Gift: 901; She was described as conjux regis in a charter of 901.
    • Last Full Review: 2 May 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Ælfflæd married Edward "the Elder", King of England about 899. Edward (son of Alfred "the Great", King of England and Ealhswith of Mercia) was born in 875 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Ælfweard, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1 Aug 924 in England.
    2. 10. Edwin, Sub-King of Kent  Descendancy chart to this point died in 933 in at sea.
    3. 11. Æthelhild  Descendancy chart to this point was buried in Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England.
    4. 12. Eadgifu  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 904; died in 951.
    5. 13. Eadfæd  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 14. Eadhilda  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 15. Eadgyth  Descendancy chart to this point died on 26 Jan 946.
    8. 16. Ælfgifu  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 17. Ælfæda  Descendancy chart to this point died in 963 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    10. 18. Æthelfæda, Abbess of Romsey  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Æthelwold, Ealdorman of Wiltshire Descendancy chart to this point (2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died about 947.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Æthelwold left a will in 946.

    Died:
    He died without issue.


  2. 6.  Eadric, Ealdoman of Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died about 949.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    He held Ogburn and Wrington.

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

    Children:
    1. 19. Ælfgifu  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Ælfwaru  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Ælfweard  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 22. Æthelwerd I "the Historian", Theign of Surrey  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  Æthelstan "Half-King", Ealdorman of East Anglia Descendancy chart to this point (2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Æthelstan served between 921 and 932 as a governmental minister. He was also styled a Dux.

    In 956, he resigned his secular offices and became a monk at Glastonbury.


  4. 8.  Ealdorman Ælfstan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died before 946 in England.

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


  5. 9.  Ælfweard, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died on 1 Aug 924 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 924 to 924; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:


  6. 10.  Edwin, Sub-King of Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died in 933 in at sea.

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    He was drowned at sea.


  7. 11.  Æthelhild Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) was buried in Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, England; She was a lay sister at Wilton Abbey.


  8. 12.  Eadgifu Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) was born about 904; died in 951.

    Family/Spouse: Frederuna. Frederuna died on 10 Feb 917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Eadgifu married Charles III "the Simple", King of France in 918/19. Charles (son of Louis II "the Stammerer", Holy Roman Emperor and Adelaide of Paris) was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint Fursy, Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.

    Family/Spouse: Heribert, Count of Meaux and Troyes . Heribert died on 980 - 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 13.  Eadfæd Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was a nun at Wilton Abbey.


  10. 14.  Eadhilda Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Eadhilda married Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy in 926. Hugh (son of Robert I, Duke of France and Beatrice de Vermandois) was born about 895; died on 16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 15.  Eadgyth Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died on 26 Jan 946.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Her name is also spelt Edith.

    Eadgyth married Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor in 929/30. Otto (son of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim) was born on 23 Nov 912; died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Luitgarde  Descendancy chart to this point died in 953.
    2. 25. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 930; died on 6 Sep 957.

  12. 16.  Ælfgifu Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: She was said to have married "a prince near the Alps", likely Boleslaw II "the Pious", Duke of Bohemia or perhaps Conrad "the Pacific", King of Burgundy.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was said to have married "a prince near the Alps", likely Boleslaw II "the Pious", Duke of Bohemia or perhaps Conrad "the Pacific", King of Burgundy.


  13. 17.  Ælfæda Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died in 963 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: She was a nun in Winchester, England.


  14. 18.  Æthelfæda, Abbess of Romsey Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1)


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Ælfgifu Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eadric3, 2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Ælfgifu left a will between 966 and 975.


  2. 20.  Ælfwaru Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eadric3, 2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

  3. 21.  Ælfweard Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eadric3, 2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Ælfweard was living between 956 and 975.


  4. 22.  Æthelwerd I "the Historian", Theign of Surrey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eadric3, 2.Æthelfrith2, 1.Æthelhelm1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: Æthelwerd I was living in 998.

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

    Children:
    1. 26. Ealdorman Æthelwine  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Æthelmær Cild "the Great", Theign of Sussex  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1017.

  5. 23.  Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of FranceLouis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France Descendancy chart to this point (12.Eadgifu3, 4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Crowned: 936; He was crowned the King of the Franks in 936.
    • Reign: From 936 to 954; King of France (Carolingian dynasty)

    Notes:

    Name:

    Louis married Gerberga of Saxony in 939. Gerberga (daughter of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim) was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 953 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 21 May 992.
    2. 29. Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

  6. 24.  Luitgarde Descendancy chart to this point (15.Eadgyth3, 4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) died in 953.

    Luitgarde married Conrad "the Wise", Duke of Lorraine and Franconia in 947. Conrad (son of Werner, Count in the Speyergau and the Wormsgau and daughter of Burkhard III) died on 10 Aug 955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Otto of Franconia, Duke of Carinthia and Marquis of Verona  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 947 - 948; died on 4 Nov 1006.

  7. 25.  Liudolf, Duke of Swabia Descendancy chart to this point (15.Eadgyth3, 4.Ælfflæd2, 1.Æthelhelm1) was born in 930; died on 6 Sep 957.

    Liudolf married Ita of Swabia in 947. Ita (daughter of Herman I, Duke of Swabia and Reginlint of Swabia) died on 17 May 896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Richilde  Descendancy chart to this point