Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
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Ælfthryth of Wessex (died June 7, 929), also known as Elftrudis, was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders.
She was the last child of Alfred the Great, the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. She had four or five siblings, including King Edward the Elder and Ethelfleda.
Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Count of Flanders.
They had the following issue:
- Arnulf I of Flanders (c. 890–964), married Adela of Vermandois
- Adalulf (c. 890–933), Count of Boulogne
- Ealswid
- Ermentrud
[edit] In fiction
Ælfthryth was the subject of the award-winning young adult novel Journey For a Princess by Margaret Leighton (1960: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, NY). In this book, she is called Elstrid.
[edit] References
"Ælfthryth (d.929)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
| Preceded by Judith of Flanders |
Countess consort of Flanders 89?–918 |
Succeeded by Adele of Vermandois |
