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Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury -

Female - 944


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  1. 1.  Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury - died in 944.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    Ælfgifu seems to have been unspectacular in life. Like her mother she was associated with nunnery at Shartesbury Abbey. She was not likely ever elevated to the level of queen even though two of her sons went on to be king. Her title was king's concubine (concubine regis). She at or shortly after the time of Edgar's birth.
    However, shortly after her death she was made a saint. Many people were cured of their afflictions at her tomb and her powers became famous. Someone in the 970s wrote of a blind man who had traveled to Shaftesbury because “the venerable St Ælfgifu […] at whose tomb many bodies of sick person receive medication through the omnipotence of God”. Her grandson, King and Saint Edward the Martyr who was also buried there did not have nearly as strong a following. In the 12th century William of Malmesbury wrote (in Latin):
    For some years she suffered from illness

    In his clemency with countless miracles.
    If a blind man or a deaf worship at her tomb,
    They are restored to health and prove the saint's merits.
    He who went there lame comes home firm of step,
    The madman returns sane, rich in good sense.

    Ælfgifu married Edmund I the Magnificent -, King of the English in 940. Edmund (son of Edward I the Elder -, King of the English and Eadgifu of Kent -, Queen Consort of England) was born in 921 in Wessex, England; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Wessex; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Eadwig -, King of the English  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 941 in Wessex, England; died on 1 Oct 959 in Gloucester, England.
    2. 3. Edgar the Peaciful -, King of the English  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 944 in Wessex, England; died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Wessex, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eadwig -, King of the EnglishEadwig -, King of the English Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ælfgifu1) was born about 941 in Wessex, England; died on 1 Oct 959 in Gloucester, England.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    He was king of England from 23 November 955 through 1 October 959.


  2. 3.  Edgar the Peaciful -, King of the EnglishEdgar the Peaciful -, King of the English Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ælfgifu1) was born in 944 in Wessex, England; died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Wessex, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    His reign was from 1 October 959 through 8 July 975.
    It was Edgar's reign that was peaceful, not necessarily Edgar. While his older brother was still king, Edgar seized the Kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia and when his brother died young, Edgar became king. England was at the height of its power under the house of Wessex. There were few external threats and no internal ones.
    In 973, 14 years after he became king, Edgar arranged for a lavish coronation, more so than any in the past and is still used as the model for coronation ceremonies today. As part of the ceremony, six of the other kings of Britain, including the King of Scots and the King of Strathclyde pledged their allegiance to Edgar. As part of the coronation, his new wife Ælfthryth was the first queen to be officially crowned.
    After Edgar, the power of the House of Wessex started to wane and none of the pre-Norman kings took the throne uncontested.

    Edgar married Ælfthryth -, Queen of the Kingdom of England in 965. Ælfthryth (daughter of Ealdorman Ordgar of Devon -) was born in 945; died in 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Æthelred the Unready -, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 966; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London; was buried in Old Staint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Edith of Wilton -  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 961 in Kensing, Kent; died in 984 in Wilt Abbey, Wiltshire.
    2. 6. Saint Edward the Martyr -, King of the English  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 962; died on 18 Mar 978.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Æthelred the Unready -, King of EnglandÆthelred the Unready -, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) was born about 966; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London; was buried in Old Staint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    Æthelred the Unready was a mistranslation of his name. It actually should be Æthelred the Bad Counsel. Æthelred means noble counsel so his name means Noble Counsel the Bad Counsel. It may have been given to him based on the bad advice he had received from his advisors.
    Æthelred was only about 10 when he followed his murdered half brother to the throne. Since Æthelred's mother was implicated in the murder, Æthelred did not receive the full support of his subjects. The first couple years of his reign were quit, but in 980 England was under attack by the Danes again. Little by little the Danes took more and more territory until 1002 when Æthelred ordered all the Danes in the country to be massacred in St. Brice's Day. That infuriated Sweyn, the Danish King, and in 1013 Sweyn over through Æthelred and made himself King of England. Æthelred was in exile in Normandy. When Sweyn died a year later, Æthelred was allowed to return as long as he promised to be a better King and not take any retribution. Æthelred was able to force Sweyn's son out. Shortly after that, the Danes were back and Æthelred had died.

    Æthelred married Ælfgifu of York - about 985. Ælfgifu (daughter of Thored -) was born about 970; died in 1002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Æthelstan Ætheling -  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1014.
    2. 8. Ecgberht Ætheling -  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1005.
    3. 9. Edmund Ironside -, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1016.
    4. 10. Eadred Ætheling -  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1013.
    5. 11. Eadwig Ætheling  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1017.
    6. 12. Eadgar Ætheling -  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1008.
    7. 13. Edith -  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 14. Ælfgifu -  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 15. Wulfhilda -  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 16. Abbess of Wherwellb -  Descendancy chart to this point

    Æthelred married Emma of Normandy - in 1002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Edward the Confessor -, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1066.
    2. 18. Ælfred Ætheling -  Descendancy chart to this point died between 1036 and 1037.
    3. 19. Goda of England -  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 5.  Edith of Wilton -Edith of Wilton - Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) was born in 961 in Kensing, Kent; died in 984 in Wilt Abbey, Wiltshire.

  3. 6.  Saint Edward the Martyr -, King of the EnglishSaint Edward the Martyr -, King of the English Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) was born about 962; died on 18 Mar 978.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    He was King from 8 July 975 through 18 March 978.



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Æthelstan Ætheling - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died in 1014.

  2. 8.  Ecgberht Ætheling - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died about 1005.

  3. 9.  Edmund Ironside -, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died in 1016.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    He was king from 23 April 1016 to 30 November 1016.


  4. 10.  Eadred Ætheling - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died before 1013.

  5. 11.  Eadwig Ætheling Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died in 1017.

  6. 12.  Eadgar Ætheling - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died about 1008.

  7. 13.  Edith - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1)

    Family/Spouse: Eadric Streona -. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 14.  Ælfgifu - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1)

    Family/Spouse: Uhtred the Bold -. Uhtred (son of Waltheof of Bamburgh -) died in 1016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Ealdgyth -  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 15.  Wulfhilda - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1)

    Family/Spouse: Ulfcytel Snillingr -. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 16.  Abbess of Wherwellb - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1)

  11. 17.  Edward the Confessor -, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died in 1066.

    Notes:

    Biography:
    He was king from 8 June 1042 to 5 January 1066


  12. 18.  Ælfred Ætheling - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1) died between 1036 and 1037.

  13. 19.  Goda of England - Descendancy chart to this point (4.Æthelred3, 3.Edgar2, 1.Ælfgifu1)


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