A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
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Ealhswith of MERCIA #52716
852 - 5 DEC 902
Personal Information
- BIRTH: 852, England
- DEATH: 5 DEC 902, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Notes
Ealhswith or Ealswitha was wife to King Alfred the Great. She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gaini, which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group. Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family and her lineage was one of the primary reasons for Alfred taking Ealhswith as his wife. Her legacy persists; after her death in the nunnery she founded and in the estates left to her by Alfred.
Parents
Father: Æthelred MUCEL #50560
Mother: Eadburh of MERCIA #50561
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