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Eadgifu or Edgifu (d. in or after 951), also known as Edgiva or Ogive (Old English: Ēadgifu), was Queen of the West Franks as the wife of King Charles the Simple. She was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd.
Apr 27, 2010 · Eadgifu (b. 902, d. after 955) or Edgifu, was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Aelffaed. She was born in Wessex. She was the second wife of King Charles III of France, whom she married in 919 after the death of his first wife, Frederonne; she was mother to Louis IV of France.
Jul 4, 2015 · Eadgifu appears to have gained sudden prominence in the 940’s after a long period where West Saxon queens remained in obscurity. Her power derived from her status as a widow and the mother of the king. She had more power during her son Edmund’s reign that she ever had before.
Aug 27, 2022 · He succeeded his half-brother in 939 as EDMUND King of Wessex, crowned 29 Nov 939 at Kingston-upon-Thames. Olaf Guthfrithson King of Dublin invaded England in 939 and by the end of that year had occupied York.
Dec 30, 2020 · Biography. Eadgifu is a half-sister of Aethelstan of Wessex. [7] [8] [9] Between 917 and 919, (Foot, 2011, p. 46) [10] She was married off to Charles le Simple, king of west Francia and Lotharingia. This act made her the first of at least four of Aethelstan's sisters who married foreigners, (Maclean, 2008). [11]
Eadgifu of Kent (also Edgiva or Ediva; in or before 903 – in or after 966) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex. Biography. Eadgifu was the daughter of Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent, who died at the Battle of the Holme in 902. [2] .
Louis IV. House. Wessex. Father. Edward the Elder. Mother. Ælfflæd. Eadgifu or Edgifu (902 – after 955) also known as Edgiva or Ogive ( Old English: Ēadgifu) was a daughter [1] of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex .
- 902
- Louis IV
- After 955
