Alfred The Great Wife Death

At the time of her marriage alfred s brother aethelred was king and alfred was considered his heir.

Alfred the great wife death. Ealhswith was a mercian princess who married alfred anglo saxon king of wessex. Marriage to alfred the great. He was the youngest son of king æthelwulf of wessex his father died when he was young and three of alfred s brothers æthelbald æthelberht and æthelred reigned in turn before him. He succeeded his father as king of wessex when alfred died.

Their last child was a son named aethelweard born c. She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during alfred s administration. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the. Ealhswith wife of king alfred the great.

Ealhswith was the daughter of the mercian ealdorman aethelred mucel and she was married to prince alfred of. The marriage was a political marriage that would help unite wessex and mercia who had been at odds with each other since king egbert. After ascending the throne alfred spent several years fighting viking invasions. A daughter named aethelthryth or elfrida was born c.

She married count baldwin of flanders in 893 and was an ancestress of matilda of flanders who married william the conqueror. Alfred the great 848 9 26 october 899 was king of wessex from 871 to c. Ealhswith was married to alfred in 868. 886 and king of the anglo saxons from c.