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Æthelgifu (Old English pronunciation: [ˈæðeljivu], fl. 870s to 890s) was a daughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. She was the third surviving child of the marriage between Alfred and Ealhswith in 868.
Æthelgifu, Abbess of Shaftesbury. Æthelgifu (Old English pronunciation: [ˈæðeljivu], fl. 870s to 890s) was a daughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. She was the third surviving child of the marriage between Alfred and Ealhswith in 868.
May 6, 2021 · Æthelgifu (Wessex) of Shaftesbury is a member of the House of Wessex. Æthelgifu was the daughter of King Alfred and his wife Ealhswith. [1] [2] There is no firm source for her birth and death dates. She was the first Abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey, [1] [3] which her father founded. [4]
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). [1]
In 888, Ethelgiva became the first abbess of this monastery, where she dedicated her life to prayer, study, and the spiritual guidance of the nuns under her care. As abbess, Ethelgiva was responsible for the governance of the religious community and the overall management of the abbey.
22 hours ago · The Benedictine nunnery of Shaftesbury is generally, though not universally, ascribed to the foundation of Alfred the Great about the year 888; the king, by his charter in honour of God the Blessed Virgin and all the saints, conferring on the nunnery, over which his daughter Elfgiva, Æthelgeofu or Algiva, presided as abbess, 100 hides of land ...
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Ælfgifu, the wife of Alfred's grandson, King Edmund I, was buried at Shaftesbury and soon venerated as a saint, [3] and she came to be regarded by the house as its true founder. [4] The bones of St Edward the Martyr were translated from Wareham and received at the abbey with great ceremony.
