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Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (died 944) was the first wife of King Edmund I (r. 939–946). She was Queen of the English from her marriage in around 939 until her death in 944. Ælfgifu and Edmund were the parents of two future English kings, Eadwig (r. 955–959) and Edgar (r. 959–975).
Jul 24, 2022 · Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (d. 944) was the first wife of King Edmund (I) of England (r. 939-946), by whom she bore two future kings, Eadwig (r. 955-959) and Edgar (r. 959-975). Like her mother Wynflæd, she had a close and special if unknown connection with the royal nunnery of Shaftesbury (Dorset), founded by King Alfred,[1] where she was ...
- circa 924
- Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Dec 18, 2021 · Ælfgifu was the first wife of King Edmund I. They may have married soon after Edmund succeeded his half-brother Æthelstan as king in 939. They had two sons: Eadwig; Edgar; Death. Ælfgifu died in 944. She was buried at Shaftesbury Abbey. Sainthood. Soon after her death, Ælfgifu came to be venerated as a saint.
- Female
- Edmund (Wessex) of England
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, wife of King Edmund I of England; Ælfgifu of York, first wife of Æthelred the Unready; Ælfgifu, wife of Eadwig, king of England as Elgiva, the female protagonist of Edwy and Elgiva, a 1790 verse tragedy by Frances Burney; Emma of Normandy adopted the name Ælfgifu upon her marriage to Æthelred the Unready
Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (d. 944) was the first wife of Edmund I (r. 939–946), by whom she bore two future kings, Eadwig (r. 955–959) and Edgar (r. 959–975).
She married Edmund the Magnificent King of England about 0942, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 18 May 0944, in Shaftesbury Abbey, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, at the age of 22, and was buried in Shaftesbury Abbey, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
She married Edmund I De'Wessex King of the English about 0942, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 18 May 0944, in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 22, and was buried in Shaftesbury Abbey, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
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