Ælfgifu OF YORK
(Abt 0970-1002)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Æthelred II (The Unready) OF WESSEX , King of England

Ælfgifu OF YORK

  • Born: Abt 970
  • Marriage (1): Æthelred II (The Unready) OF WESSEX , King of England about 985
  • Died: 1002 aged about 32

  General Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfgifu_of_York
Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 \endash 1002) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready (r. 968\endash 1016), by whom she bore many offspring, including Edmund Ironside. It is most probable that she was a daughter of Thored, Earl of southern Northumbria.


Ælfgifu married Æthelred II (The Unready) OF WESSEX , King of England, son of Edgar "The Peaceful" OF WESSEX , King of the English and Ælfthryth (Alfrida, Elfrida) , of Devon, about 985. (Æthelred II (The Unready) OF WESSEX , King of England was born about 966 and died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England.)


J. Ferran 15/01/2021


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