Person Sheet


Name AElfthryth (Elfrida)[15], 30G Grandmother
Birth ca 0945, Lydford Castle, Devon, England
Death 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Burial Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Father Ealdorman Ordgar of DEVON
Spouses
1 King Edward the Peaceful of ENGLAND[15], 30G Grandfather
Birth 0944
Death 8 Jul 0975, Winchester, England
Burial Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
Father King Edmund I the Elder of ENGLAND (0921-0946)
Mother Saint AElfgifu (-ca0944)
Marriage ca 0964
Children AEthelred II "The Unready" of (~0968-1016)
Notes for AElfthryth (Elfrida)
became a nun in 986.
Notes for Edward the Peaceful of (Spouse 1)
Reigned 959-975. The first King of a united England. He allowed his Danish
subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and
encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organising
coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships.
Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because
St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.[15]
Last Modified 4 Aug 1999 Created 25 Mar 2000 by Reunion for Macintosh

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