VON MERCIA, Alswitha 377,379
- Geboren: um 0852, Mercia
- Ehe (1): VON ENGLAND, Alfred der Große, König
- Gestorben: 5. Dez. 0905 etwa 53 Jahre alt
- Bestattet: St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
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BIOGRAPHIE:
Ealhswith (or Aethelswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Noble strength".
Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Eahlswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Aelfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899, Eahlswith became a nun. She died on December 5, 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.
Alswitha heiratete König Alfred der Große VON ENGLAND, Sohn von König Aethelwulf (Ethelwulf) VON WESSEX und Osburga. (König Alfred der Große VON ENGLAND wurde geboren im Jahr 0848 in Wantage, starb am 26. Okt. 0899 und wurde bestattet in Hyde Abbey.)
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