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AElfthryth of Wessex
(875 - 7 Jun 921)
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Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex1
F, #102629, b. 875, d. 7 June 929
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex was born in 875.2 She was the daughter of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia.3 She married Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen, son of Baldwin I 'de Ijzeren' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Judith, Princesse de France, between 883 and 899.4 She died on 7 June 929 at Flanders, Belgium.4 She was buried at St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium.4
She was also known as Ælftrud (?).
Children of Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex and Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen
Arnulfus 'de Grote' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol+ b. 890, d. 27 Mar 964
Adelulf Graaf van Vlaanderen+4 b. 891, d. 13 Dec 933
Mathilde van Vlaanderen, Comtesse de St. Pol2 b. 895
Citations
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 10. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
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Sources for AElfthryth of Wessex
1 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 4.
2 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
3 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
4 Wikipedia, "AElfthryth, Countess of Flanders", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex1
F, #102629, b. 875, d. 7 June 929
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex was born in 875.2 She was the daughter of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia.3 She married Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen, son of Baldwin I 'de Ijzeren' Graaf van Vlaanderen and Judith, Princesse de France, between 883 and 899.4 She died on 7 June 929 at Flanders, Belgium.4 She was buried at St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium.4
She was also known as Ælftrud (?).
Children of Ælfthryth, Princess of Wessex and Baldwinus II 'de Kale' Graaf van Vlaanderen
Arnulfus 'de Grote' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol+ b. 890, d. 27 Mar 964
Adelulf Graaf van Vlaanderen+4 b. 891, d. 13 Dec 933
Mathilde van Vlaanderen, Comtesse de St. Pol2 b. 895
Citations
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 10. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
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Sources for AElfthryth of Wessex
1 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 4.
2 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
3 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
4 Wikipedia, "AElfthryth, Countess of Flanders", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Events
| Birth | 875 | ||||
| Death | 7 Jun 921 |
Families
| Spouse | Baudouin II of Flanders (865 - 918) |
| Child | Arnulf of Flanders (890 - 964) |
| Father | Alfred the Great (848 - 901) |
| Mother | Ealhswith of Mercia (852 - 905) |