Aethelflaed the Fair Family Tree & Biography (d. c 964)

 

Aethelflaed the Fair, also known as Aethelflaed Eneda was a member of the House of Wessex by marriage. She was the first wife of King Edgar and the mother of King Edward the Martyr.

Contents

Aethelflaed the Fair Family Tree Image
Aethelflaed the Fair Family Tree in Table Form
Aethelflaed the Fair Short Biography

 

Aethelflaed the Fair Family Tree Image showing:

parents, husband and child

 

Aethelflaed the Fair Family Tree in Table Form showing:

grandparents, parents, siblings, husband, children and grandchildren

 

 

Aethelflaed the Fair Short Biography

Aethelflaed the Fair, also known as Aethelflaed Eneda, was the daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer and his wife Ealda. She became the first wife of King Edgar, known as ‘The Peaceful’, around 961.

Aethelflaed and Edgar had one child, a son, Edward, born in 962. Aethelflaed died around 964 and Edgar remarried. Edward later became King but was murdered by supporters of his younger half-brother and is known to history as King Edward the Martyr.

 

Published July 09, 2024 – Updated – Dec 4 2024