Ælfthryth, daughter of Alfred the Great

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: possibly 7 June 929.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons.

This relationship is given by van Houts (ODNB) and by Baldwin.

Mother: Ealhswith (died 902 or 903).

This relationship is given by van Houts (ODNB) and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Baldwin II of Flanders.

This relationship is given by van Houts (ODNB) and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Arnulf I of Flanders married Adèle, daughter of Heribert II, count of Vermandois.

Adalolf (died 13 November 933), count of Boulogne and of Ternois, abbot of St. Bertin.

Ealhswid.

Ermentrude.

References

“Ælfthryth 5” on the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England website. [accessed 4 July 2014]

Baldwin, Stewart. “Ælfthryth (Ælfðryð, Elftrude)” in The Henry Project.

van Houts, Elisabeth. “Ælfthryth (d. 929)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).