Ælfgifu of Wessex

870 - 968  (98 years)

• Name	Ælfgifu of Wessex
  Birth	870	Wantage, Berkshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Controversial+Marriage+and+became+Queen+Consort+of+England	955	Wessex
  	Eadwig was crowned King of England in 955 and shortly before or after, married Ælfgifu, who then became Queen Consort of England for a few years. The union was one of the most controversial royal marriages in 10th-century England.
  Forced+Annulment	958	Wessex
  	The church opposed the marriage of Eadwig and Ælfgifu. It was determined they were 3rd cousins and therefore too closely related to marry. After 3 years of matrimony they were forced to accept the annulment of their marriage by the Archbishop Oda of Can
  Life+as+a+Dowager	From 959 to 975	Buckinghamshire, England
  	After Eadwig's death in 959, Ælfgifu lived on in Wessex under the patronage of the royal family. Described in a charter in 966 by King Edgar as "a certain noble matron (matrona) who is connected to me by the relationship of worldly blood"
  Title of Nobility	Queen consort of England
  Death	25 Aug 968	Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  Will+Written	Abt 975	Wessex
  	Some time before the death of King Edgar, Ælfgifu wrote her will in which she bequeathed extensive estates to the church, members of the royal family, Bishop Æthelwold and her two brothers, her sister and her brother's wife.
  _FSFTID	GZ5K-8KD
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Person ID	I41194	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	the All-Fair, King of England Eadwig,   b. Abt 941, Wessex d. 1 Oct 959, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	Abt 955	England
  	Type: Annulled
  Family ID	F17097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

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