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Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia was the daughter of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia.

She gained the title of Princess of Mercia. She was a nun circa 901 at St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Ealhswith or Ealswitha (born c. 852 in Mercia - died 905) was the daughter of a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868 to Alfred the Great, before he became king of Wessex. In accordance with ninth century West Saxon custom, she was not given the title of queen.

Life

Ealswith was the daughter of Æthelred and his wife Eadburh. She was related to the royal house of Mercia through her mother.

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on 5 December 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire.

Ealhswith or Ealswitha (born c. 852 in Mercia - died 905) was the daughter of a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868 to Alfred the Great, before he became king of Wessex. In accordance with ninth century West Saxon custom, she was not given the title of queen.

Children

The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included:

Æthelflæd (ca 869-918), Lady of the Mercians. Married Æthelred, Ealdorman of western Mercia in 889
Eadmund, Asser mentions Eadmund as a son of Alfred
Edward the Elder (ca 872-924), King of Wessex
Elfreda, The book of Hydes mentions Elfreda as a daughter. She is not mentioned by Asser
Æthelgifu (?-896) Nun at Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, elected Abbess in 888
Ælfthryth (877-929) Married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Æthelweard (Ethelward the Atheling) (880-920)

Eahlwið married Alfred The Great, King Of England Between 868 and 869. Alfred (son of Æðelwulf, King of Wessex and Osburh) was born Between 846 and 849, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England; died Between 25 and 28 Oct 899; was buried Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders died 07 Jun 929, Flanders, Belgium; was buried Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
2. Æthelflæd, Queen of Mercia was born Abt 869; died 12 Jun 918, Tamworth, Gloucestershire, England; was buried Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
3. Elfleda
4. Æthelgifu died Abt 896; was buried Dorset, England.
5. Edward The Elder King Of England was born Between 871 and 875, Wantage, Dorset, England; died 17 Jul 924, Farndon-on-Dee, England; was buried Winchester, Hampshire, England.
6. Æthelweard was born Abt 880; died 26 Oct 922.
7. Edmund was born Abt 870.

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Aethelred — Eadburga, Princess of Mercia. [Group Sheet]

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He gained the title of King of Mercia circa 1839.

Wigmund — Æfflæd. [Group Sheet]

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King of Mercia.2 He married Cyneðryð (?), daughter of Ecgfrið, King of Mercia.

He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 827. He was deposed as King of Mercia, expelled when Ecgberht, King of Wessex, conquered Mercia in 829. He succeeded to the title of King Wiglaf of Mercia in 830.

Wiglaf — Cyneðryð. [Group Sheet]