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Ælfthryth, Countess Of Flanders
Ælfthryth of Wessex (c. 877 – 7 June 929), also known as Elftrudis (Elftrude, Elfrida), was an English princess and a List of countesses of Flanders by marriage, countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, Baldwin II. Life She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great, the Saxon people, 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, Count of Flanders, 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 References Sources * * External links * . {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelfthryth, Countess of Flanders 870s births 929 deaths Year of birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Countesses Of Flanders By Marriage
This is a list of countesses of Flanders by marriage. Countess of Flanders House of Flanders, 862–1119 House of Estridsen, 1119–1127 House of Normandy, 1127–1128 House of Metz, 1128–1194 House of Hainaut, 1194–1278 House of Dampierre, 1247–1405 House of Valois-Burgundy, 1405–1482 House of Habsburg, 1482–1700 House of Bourbon, 1700–1706 House of Habsburg, 1706–1780 House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1780–1795 House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1840–2002 See also *List of Dutch consorts Sources {{Belgian royal titles Countesses of Flanders, Flemish nobility Lists of countesses, Flanders Lists of Belgian nobility, Flanders Lists of Dutch nobility, Flanders Lists of French nobility, Flanders Lists of German nobility, Flanders Lists of nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, Flanders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Judith Of Flanders
Judith of Flanders (c. 843 – 870 or later) was a Carolingian princess who became Queen of Wessex by two successive marriages and later Countess of Flanders. Judith was the eldest child of the Carolingian emperor Charles the Bald and his first wife, Ermentrude of Orléans. In 856, she married Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. After her husband's death in 858, Judith married his son and successor, Æthelbald. King Ætheldbald died in 860. Both of Judith's first two marriages were childless. Her third marriage was to Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, with whom she had several children. Ancestry and early life Judith was born around 843 or in early 844 as the eldest child of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, and his first wife Ermentrude of Orléans (823–869) and was named after her paternal grandmother, Judith of Bavaria. She was a great-granddaughter of Charlemagne. Queen of Wessex First marriage and coronation In 855, the widower Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (died 858 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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