Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameEalhswith of the Gaini
Birthabt 852, Mercia, Britainnia
Death5 Dec 902
Spouses
Birth849
Death26 Oct 899
OccupationKing Of Wessex
Marriage868, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Notes for Ealhswith of the Gaini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EalhswithEalhswith of the
Gaini was born c. 852 in
Mercia. Her name means "Temple 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 Ealhswith included
Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex,
Ælfthryth, who married
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and
Ethelfleda, who ruled as
Lady of the Mercians.
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.
Also ref.
History of the Anglo-Saxons by Sir
Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband
Alfred the Great.