The Latimers - Person Sheet
The Latimers - Person Sheet
NameÆLFTHRYTH, Queen 
Birth Dateabt 945
Birth PlaceDevonshire, England
OccupationQueen Of England And Nun
Death Dateabt 1000 Age: 55
FlagsRoyalty
Misc. Notes
Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was the second or third wife of King Edgar of England. Ælfthryth was the first king's wife known to have been crowned and anointed as Queen of the Kingdom of England.
Mother of King Æthelred the Unready, she was a powerful political figure. She was linked to the murder of her stepson King Edward the Martyr and appeared as a stereotypical bad queen and evil stepmother in many medieval histories.
Mother of King Æthelred the Unready, she was a powerful political figure. She was linked to the murder of her stepson King Edward the Martyr and appeared as a stereotypical bad queen and evil stepmother in many medieval histories.
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 943
Birth PlaceWessex, England
OccupationKing Of England, 959-975
Death Date8 Jul 975 Age: 32
FlagsRoyalty
FatherEDMUND-I, King (~920-946)
Motherde SHAFTESBURY, AELFGIFU Saint Elgiva (-944)
Misc. Notes
Edgar I, known as Edgar the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 to 975. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his Queen, Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury.
Marr Dateabt 964
ChildrenKing (~968-1016)