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Eadgifu of Wessex. 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. [1]
Apr 27, 2010 · Eadgifu or Edgifu (Old English: Ēadgifu; 902 – after 955) was a daughter [1] of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd (Æthelhelmsdottir). She was born in Wessex. Married. 1. Charles 'the Simple' King of the Franks, one son Louis d´Outremer IV of the Franks. 2.
Jul 4, 2015 · Eadgifu would have been around twenty at the time of her marriage. She was called seo hlæfdige or The Lady of Wessex. She had a son named Edmund who was born in 920/1 and another son Eadred, born in 921/2. She also had at least two daughters. Eadburh was a nun who died c. 960 and Elgiva married Louis, King of Arles.
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Aug 27, 2022 · Eadgifu of Kent (also Edgiva or Ediva) (died August 25, 968) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of England. Eadgifu was the daughter of Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent (died 903). She became the mother of two sons, Edmund I of England, later King Edmund I, and Eadred of England, later King Eadred, and a daughter, Saint Eadburh of Winchester.
- England
- Kent, England
- 896
- Canterbury, Kent, England
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
When Eadgifu of Wessex was born in 0901, in Wessex, her father, Edward 'the Elder' King of England, was 27 and her mother, Ælfflæd of Wiltshire, was 23. She married Charles III le Simple roi de Francie occidentale before 0920, in Clermont, Oise, Picardie, France. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died after 26 September 0951, in ...
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 [ edit ] Eadgifu was the daughter of Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent, who died at the Battle of the Holme in 902. [2]
