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Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders

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Ælfthryth of Wessex
Countess consort of Flanders
Tenure893/899 – 918
Bornc. 877
Died7 June 929
SpouseBaldwin II, Margrave of Flanders
IssueArnulf I of Flanders
Adalulf, Count of Boulogne
Ealswid
Ermentrud
HouseWessex
FatherAlfred the Great
MotherEalhswith
Baldwin and Ælfthryth (15th century)

Ælfthryth of Wessex (c. 877 – 7 June 929), also known as Elftrudis (Elftrude, Elfrida), was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II.

Life

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She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great,[1] the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd.

Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Margrave of Flanders.[2]

They had the following issue:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nicholas 2013, p. 440.
  2. ^ Abels 1988, p. 189.

Sources

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  • Abels, Richard P. (1988). Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. British Museum Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-7141-0552-9.
  • Nicholas, David M (2013). Medieval Flanders. Routledge.
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Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
Born: c. 877 Died: 7 June 929.
Preceded by Countess consort of Flanders
893-899 to 918
Succeeded by