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Edith of England, also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth (Old English: Ēadgȳð, German: Edgitha; 910–946), a member of the House of Wessex, was a German queen from 936, by her marriage to King Otto I.
- Wessex
- Otto I of Germany (m. 930)
Jun 17, 2010 · The inscription said the occupant was Eadgyth, queen of the Germans, the Anglo-Saxon granddaughter of Alfred the Great, sister of Athelstan the first king of a united England. But was it...
Feb 20, 2019 · Tests performed in Germany and the UK revealed that the bones, gently wrapped in silk, were indeed those of the person named on the sarcophagus: Eadgyth (or Edith), an Anglo-Saxon princess, and later Queen of the Germans. Eadgyth was about as royal as they come in British history.
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Jan 20, 2010 · Eadgyth: the oldest remains of an English princess. The University of Bristol announced today, January 20th, the recent discovery of the remains of the Saxon Princess Eadgyth, possibly the...
Princess Eadgyth. On 20th January 2010 it was announced that the remains of King Athelstan’s half-sister Eadgyth (pronounced Edith), were believed to have been unearthed at Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany.
Feb 24, 2016 · She was the grand-daughter of Alfred the Great, daughter of Edward the Elder and half-sister of Aethelstan, all of whom were powerful kings of Wessex in England. It was only by fate she ended up as the wife of Otto I, Duke of Saxony and King of Germany.
Jun 17, 2010 · Archaeologists have hailed as a "glorious moment" the discovery in Germany of the mortal remains of Saxon princess Eadgyth, who married the future Holy Roman Emperor Otto I more than 1,000...
