Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEalhswyth
Birthabt 852, Mercia
Death5 Dec 905, Winchester, Hampshire, England
BurialSt. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Misc. Notes
Ealhswith (or Aethelswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Noble strength".

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Eahlswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Aelfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.

After Alfred's death in 899, Eahlswith became a nun. She died on December 5, 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Spouses
Birthabt 849, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Death26 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England
BurialWinchester, Hampshire, England
MotherOsburga (~810-~852)
Marriage868, Winchester, Hampshire, England
ChildrenEdward I “The Elder” (~870-924)
 Ethelfleda (~872-918)
 Efthryth (~875-929)
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