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6 days ago · Son of King Cnut the Great king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and his first wife Queen Ælfgifu of Northampton, King Harold I Harefoot c. 1015 –1040 King of the English r. 1035/1037–1040: Edmund Ætheling c. 1015/1017 – before 1054 Son of King Edmund Ironside: Edward the Exile 1016–1057 Son of King Edmund Ironside: Agatha, wife of ...
4 days ago · Cnut already had a wife, known as Ælfgifu of Northampton, who bore him two sons, Svein and Harold Harefoot. The church, however, seems to have regarded Ælfgifu as Cnut's concubine rather than his wife. [138]
5 days ago · When the unmarried Æthelstan died in 939, he was succeeded by his 18-year-old half-brother Edmund I, King of the English. Edmund was the first Anglo-Saxon monarch, whose dominion extended over the whole of England at the time of his accession. Edmund married Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury around 940.
2 days ago · Shaftesbury, a historic town in Dorset, England, has a rich history that dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period. The town, perched atop a 718-foot hill, boasts stunning views of the surrounding countryside and has been a site of significant historical and cultural importance since its inception. The origins of Shaftesbury can be traced back to ...
6 days ago · Edgar (or Eadgar; [1] c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu.
3 days ago · The manor was bequeathed by Æthelgifu to Queen Ælfgifu about 942–6, and was granted by King Ethelred in 996 to the monastery of St. Albans.
2 days ago · At the time of the Domesday Survey Urse D'Abitot held 1 hide there of the bishop's manor of Northwick ; it had previously been held by Ælfgifu the nun. The bishop's overlordship is mentioned about 1212, but seems to have been allowed to lapse during the 13th century; there is no reference to it after this date. The lordship of the Earl of ...
