Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
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Ælfthryth of Wessex (c.877 – 7 June 929), also known as Elftrudis (Elftrude, Elfrida), was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II.
Life
She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great, the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. Ælfthryth was educated along with her elder brother Edward, marking a rare instance of a princess getting equal education to a prince.
Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Margrave of Flanders.
They had the following issue:
- Arnulf I of Flanders (d. 964/65); married Adela of Vermandois
- Adalulf, Count of Boulogne (d. 933)
- Ealswid
- Ermentrud
Sources
- Abels, Richard P. (1988). Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. British Museum Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-7141-0552-9.
- Nicholas, David M (2013). Medieval Flanders. Routledge.
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| Ælfthryth, Countess of FlandersHouse of WessexBorn: c. 877Died: 7 June 929. | ||
| Preceded byJudith of Flanders | Countess consort of Flanders 893-899 to 918 | Succeeded byAdele of Vermandois |