Alfred The Great Wife Death

Ealhswith or ealswitha died 5 december 902 was the wife of king alfred the great 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 according to the historian richard abels she was a descendant of king cenwulf of mercia.

Alfred the great wife death. Osburh or osburga also osburga oslacsdotter was the first wife of king æthelwulf of wessex and mother of alfred the great alfred s biographer asser described her as a most religious woman noble in character and noble by birth. Osburh s existence is known only from asser s life of king alfred she is not named as witness to any charters nor is her death reported in the anglo saxon. Ealhswith was married to alfred in 868. When he was born at wantage in 849 it might have seemed unlikely that alfred would ever become king but in a period of increasing viking attacks his four brothers all died as young adults.

A daughter named aethelthryth or elfrida was born c. She was never called queen and she never witnessed any charters during alfred s administration. Ealhswith wife of king alfred the great. Who was king alfred.

909 ce and that work s impact on later writers. He was the elder son of alfred the great and his wife ealhswith when edward succeeded to the throne he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin æthelwold who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of alfred s elder brother and predecessor æthelred. Alfred the great r. At the time of her marriage alfred s brother aethelred was king and alfred was considered his heir.

She married count baldwin of flanders in 893 and was an ancestress of matilda of flanders who married william the conqueror. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the. Edward the elder c. 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. After ascending the throne alfred spent several years fighting viking invasions. 886 and king of the anglo saxons from c. Their last child was a son named aethelweard born c.

Compilation of the anglo saxon chronicle began during his reign circa 890. Ealhswith was a mercian princess who married alfred anglo saxon king of wessex. Alfred the great 848 9 26 october 899 was king of wessex from 871 to c. He is the best known anglo saxon king in british history thanks to his biographer asser died c.

He succeeded his father as king of wessex when alfred died. 871 899 ce was the king of wessex in britain but came to be known as king of the anglo saxons after his military victories over viking adversaries and later successful negotiations with them. 874 17 july 924 was king of the anglo saxons from 899 until his death. Alfred was the fifth son of king æthelwulf 839 58 ruler of the anglo saxon kingdom of wessex the area south of the river thames.

Alfred also spelled aelfred byname alfred the great born 849 died 899 king of wessex 871 899 a saxon kingdom in southwestern england.