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Eadgyth. 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 .
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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Jun 17, 2010 · The life of an Anglo-Saxon princess. The unearthing of Eadgyth, the Anglo-Saxon princess, was an emotional moment for historian Michael Wood. She was the Diana of the dark ages – charismatic,...
Jul 26, 2010 · Edith of England (Old English: Ēadgȳð; 910 - 26 January 946), also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth, was the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and Ælfflæd, and the wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Life. Her paternal grandparents were Alfred the Great, King of Wessex and his wife Ealhswith.
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- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
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Jun 11, 2018 · Eadgyth (c.1022–75), queen of Edward the Confessor. Eadgyth was the eldest daughter of Earl Godwine, the most powerful nobleman of his day, and sister of Harold II. She married Edward in 1045 soon after his succession. There were rumours that the marriage was never consummated and certainly there were no children.
Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s) is an Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. Her historical identity and floruit are uncertain.
Apr 26, 2014 · Eadgyth died unexpectedly on January 26, 946 and was buried in the cathedral in Magdeburg. When Otto died in 973, he was buried beside her. Her death may have been a blow to her son politically. Liudolf died before his father but Eadgyth’s great-grandson became Conrad II and founder of the Salian dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors.
