Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
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Ælfthryth of Wessex | |
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Countess consort of Flanders | |
Tenure | 893/899 – 918 |
Born | c. 877 |
Died | 7 June 929 |
Spouse | Baldwin II, Count of Flanders |
Issue | Arnulf I of Flanders Adalulf, Count of Boulogne Ealswid Ermentrud |
House | Wessex |
Father | Alfred the Great |
Mother | Ealhswith |
Ælfthryth of Wessex (c. 877 – 7 June 929), also known as Elftrudis (Elftrude, Elfrida), was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II.
Life
She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great,[1] the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd.
Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Count of Flanders.[2]
They had the following issue:
- Arnulf I of Flanders (d. 964/65); married Adela of Vermandois[1]
- Adalulf, Count of Boulogne (d. 933)[1]
- Ealswid
- Ermentrud
References
- ^ a b c Nicholas 2013, p. 440.
- ^ Abels 1988, p. 189.
Sources
- Abels, Richard P. (1988). Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. British Museum Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-7141-0552-9.
- Nicholas, David M (2013). Medieval Flanders. Routledge.
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- 870s births
- 929 deaths
- Year of birth uncertain
- 9th-century English people
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- 9th-century English women
- 10th-century English women
- Countesses of Flanders
- Anglo-Saxon royalty
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- House of Wessex
- English princesses
- Daughters of kings