Aelfthryth of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex and the House of Flanders (by marriage). She was born in 877, the daughter of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith of Mercia.
Aelfthryth of Wessex Family Tree Image showing:
grandparents, parents, husband, children and grandchildren
Aelfthryth of Wessex Family Tree in Table Form showing:
grandparents, parents, husband, children and grandchildren
GRANDPARENTS
Paternal Grandfather – King Aethelwulf – (795 – 858)
Paternal Grandmother – Osburh – (d. 854)
Maternal Grandfather – Aethelred Mucel – (d. 895)
Maternal Grandmother – Eadburh – (details unknown)
SIBLINGS
Aethelflaed of Mercia – (870 – 918)
King Edward the Elder – (874 – 924)
Aethelgifu – (d. 896)
Aethelweard – (d. 920)
MARRIED
Baldwin II of Flanders – (865 – 918)
CHILDREN
Arnulf I of Flanders – (c893 – 964)
Adelolf of Boulogne – (c910 – 960)
Ealswid – (dates not known)
Ermentrud – (dates not known)
GRANDCHILDREN
by Arnulf I
Hildegarde – (934 – 990)
Liutgard – (935 – 962)
Egbert – (d. 953)
Baldwin III of Flanders – (940 – 962)
Elftrude – (dates not known)
Aelfthryth of Wessex Short Biography
Aelfthryth of Wessex was born around 877, the youngest daughter of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith of Mercia. She married Baldwin of Flanders towards the end of the 9th century and they had four children.
Baldwin of Flanders died in 918 and was succeeded by their son Arnulf. Aelfthryth died in 929 and is buried in St Peter’s Abbey, Ghent, Belgium.
Published May 31st, 2024 @ 4:22 pm – Updated –
Harvard Reference for Aelfthryth of Wessex Family Tree:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2024). Aelfthryth of Wessex Family Tree & Biography (877-929). Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/aelfthryth-of-wessex-family-tree-877-929. Last accessed June 23rd, 2024
