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Queen Consort of England Aelfthryth

Female 945 - 1002  (57 years)


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  1. 1.  Queen Consort of England Aelfthryth was born in 945; died on 17 Nov 1002 in Wherwell Abbey, Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Elfrida
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Occupation: 986; She became a nun

    Notes:

    She was linked to the murder of her stepson King Edward the Martyr and appeared as a stereotypical bad queen and evil stepmother in many medieval histories.

    Aelfthryth married King of England Edgar in 964. Edgar (son of King of England Edmund, I and Saint Aelfgifu, of Shaftesbury) was born in 943; died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. King of England Aethelred, II, the Unready  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 968; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; was buried in St. Pauls Church, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of England Aethelred, II, the UnreadyKing of England Aethelred, II, the Unready Descendancy chart to this point (1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 968; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; was buried in St. Pauls Church, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Ethelred II, The Unready
    • Stories and Notes: King of England from 978, following the murder of his half-brother, Edward the Martyr. He was son of King Edgar. Aethelred tried to buy off the Danish raiders by paying Danegeld. In 1002 he ordered the massacre of the Danish settlers, provoking an invasion by Sweyn I of Denmark.In 1013 King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark landed in England and was proclaimed king. Aethelred II the Unready fled to Normandy but was recalled in 1014 on the death of Sweyn. War with Sweyn's son, Canute, occupied the rest of Aethelred's reign. His nickname is a corruption of the Old English 'unreed', meaning badly counselled or poorly advised.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 26 x great grandfather
    • Occupation: 979 to 1013; King of England
    • Occupation: 1014 to 1016; King of England (2nd Time)

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes to the enemy named Danegeld. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death.

    Died:
    Died during Canutes invasion of England.

    Buried:
    His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.

    Aethelred married Queen Consort of England Emma, of Normandy on 5 Apr 1002 in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Emma (daughter of Duke of Normandy Richard, I and Gunnor, of Crepon) was born in 986 in Normandy, France; died on 14 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Princess of Kent Godgifu  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 985; died in 1055.
    2. 4. King of England, Saint Edward, III, the Confessor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1002; died on 5 Jan 1066 in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    3. 5. Alfred Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1036.

    Aethelred married Queen Consort of England Elfreda in 985. Elfreda (daughter of Duke of Northumbria Thordau Gunnarson and Hilda) was born in 970; died in Feb 1002 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Aelgifu, of England  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. King of England Edmund, II, Ironside  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 989; died on 30 Nov 1016 in Battle of Assandun, , England, United Kingdom.
    3. 8. Aethelstan Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980; died on 25 Jun 1014.
    4. 9. Ecgberht Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1005.
    5. 10. Eadred Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1012.
    6. 11. Eadwig Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1017.
    7. 12. Edgar Aetheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1008.
    8. 13. Princess of England Edith  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 14. Princess of England Wulfhilda  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 15. Abbess of Wherwell Aefthryth  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Princess of Kent Godgifu Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 985; died in 1055.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Godgifu married Count of Vexin and Mantes of Dreux Drogo in 1023. Drogo (son of Count of Vexin Gautier, II and Adele De Senlis) was born in 979 in Normandy, France; died on 1 Jul 1035 in , , , Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Earl of Ewyas and of Hereford Ralph De Sudeley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1026 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 21 Dec 1057.

  2. 4.  King of England, Saint Edward, III, the ConfessorKing of England, Saint Edward, III, the Confessor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 1002; died on 5 Jan 1066 in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Edward, the Confessor
    • Stories and Notes: King of England from 1042, the son of Ethelred II. He lived in Normandy with his mother Emma of Normandy's relatives until shortly before his accession to the English Throne. During his reign power was held by Earl Godwin of Wessex and his son Harold, while the king devoted himself to religion, including the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey (consecrated in 1065), where he is buried. Edward died in January 1066 and his childlessness led to a struggle for power. The succession went first to Harold Godwinson and then to the conquest by William of Normandy nine months later at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066. Edward was canonized in 1161.
    • Occupation: 1042 to 1066; King of England

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Named for his piety and his foundation of a new Westminster Abbey. He lived in Normandy and his early reign was dominated by rivalry between his Norman favourites and his father-in-Law. After 1053 the Goodwins were in the ascendant. Edward's c hildlessness led ultimately to the Norman conquest


  3. 5.  Alfred Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) died in 1036.

  4. 6.  Aelgifu, of England Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Family/Spouse: Ealdorman of Northumbria Uchtred. Uchtred (son of Earl of Northumbria Waltheof) died in 1018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ealdgyth, of Northumbria  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 7.  King of England Edmund, II, IronsideKing of England Edmund, II, Ironside Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 989; died on 30 Nov 1016 in Battle of Assandun, , England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Edmund "Ironside"
    • Stories and Notes: He made a peace agreement with Canute. That whoever survived would control all the realm which each held. Canute Won.
    • Stories and Notes: King of England in 1016, the son of Ethelred II 'the Unready' . He led the resistance to Canute's invasion in 1015, and on Ethelred's death in 1016 was chosen king by the citizens of London. Meanwhile, the Witan (the king's council) elected Canute. In the struggle for the throne, Canute defeated Edmund at Ashingdon (or Assandun), and they divided the kingdom between them with Canute ruling the North and Edmund ruling the South. When Edmund died (probably assassinated) the same year, Canute ruled the whole kingdom.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 25 x great grandfather
    • Occupation: Apr 1016 to Nov 1016; King of England

    Notes:

    Died:
    murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Edric

    Edmund married Ealdgyth Morcarson in 1015 in Malmsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Edmund, of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1016; died in , , , Hungary.
    2. 19. Prince of England Edward  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1016 in , Wessex, England, United Kingdom; died in 1057 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

  6. 8.  Aethelstan Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 980; died on 25 Jun 1014.

  7. 9.  Ecgberht Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) died in 1005.

  8. 10.  Eadred Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) died in 1012.

  9. 11.  Eadwig Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) died in 1017.

    Notes:

    Eadwig, who was now the last surviving son by his father's first marriage, was exiled in 1017, but he returned and was murdered by Cnut, possibly after attempting to rally resistance in the south west.


  10. 12.  Edgar Aetheling Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) died in 1008.

  11. 13.  Princess of England Edith Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1)

    Family/Spouse: Ealdorman of the English Mercians Eadric Streona. Eadric died in 1017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 14.  Princess of England Wulfhilda Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1)

    Family/Spouse: Ealdorman of East Anglia Ulfcytel Snillingr. Ulfcytel died in 1016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 15.  Abbess of Wherwell Aefthryth Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1)


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Earl of Ewyas and of Hereford Ralph De Sudeley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Godgifu3, 2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 1026 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 21 Dec 1057.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : The timid
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Ralph married Gytha Fitzosgood Clapa in 1038. Gytha (daughter of Osgood Clapa) was born in 1025 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Lord of Ewyas Harold Sudeley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1051; and died.

  2. 17.  Ealdgyth, of Northumbria Descendancy chart to this point (6.Aelgifu3, 2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Edith
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Family/Spouse: Lord of Allerdale Maldred Canmore, I. Maldred (son of Lay Abbot of Dunkeld Crinan Canmore and Heiress of Scone Bethoc) was born in 1005; died in 1045. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Earl of Northumberland Gospatric Canmore  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1040; died on 15 Dec 1072 in Ubbanford, Scotland, United Kingdom.
    2. 22. Lord of Galloway Fergus  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1058 in Carrick, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

  3. 18.  Edmund, of England Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edmund3, 2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 1016; died in , , , Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Stories and Notes: Fled with his brother and was protected and educated by Solomon King of Hungary. Some say he married his daughter Agatha and some say Hedwig.

    Family/Spouse: Hedwig, of Hungary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Prince of England Edward Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edmund3, 2.Aethelred2, 1.Aelfthryth1) was born in 1016 in , Wessex, England, United Kingdom; died in 1057 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Edward the Atheling, the Outlaw, Edward the Exile
    • Occupation: Prince of England
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Edward married Agatha, of Germany in 1035. Agatha (daughter of Emperor of Germany Henry, II and St. Cunegundes, of Luxemburg) was born in 1018 in , , Bavaria, Germany; died in 1047. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. St. Margaret, of Scotland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1045 in , , , Hungary; died on 16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.