Christina of Wessex Abbess of Romsey

Abt 1047 - 1093  (46 years)

• Name	Christina of Wessex Abbess of Romsey
  Birth	Abt 1047
  Gender	Female
  Exile in Scotland	1057
  	Cristina came to the Kingdom of England with her family in 1057, from Hungary. Along with her siblings, she went into exile in the Kingdom of Scotland, at the court of Malcolm III, her future brother-in-law.
  MOVED+FROM+HUNGARY+TO+ENGLAND	17 Apr 1057	London, Middlesex, England
  	Christina's father Edward the Exile, the only living heir to the throne of England, returned to England to take his place as Heir Designate on 17 April 1057. He brought with him from Hungary his wife and children.
  HER+FATHER%2C+EDWARD+THE+EXILE%2C+DIED	19 Apr 1057	London, Middlesex, England
  	Unfortunately Christina's father died 2 days after their arrival in England. Christina's little brother Edgar, who was very young, became Edward the Confessor's heir.
  Church Calling	1086	Ramsey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
  FOSTERED+HER+NIECES+AT+ROMSEY	From 1086 to 1093	Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  	The daughters of Cristina's sister Queen Margaret of Scotland, Princesses Edith and Mary, lived with Cristina at Romsey Abbey and were tutored by her from 1086 to 1093.
  Religious Affiliation	Abbess of Romsey
  Transfer of Neices to Wilton Abbey	Bef 1093
  	Additional evidence of her death includes the transfer before 1093 of her nieces to Wilton Abbey for further education and the appointment of Eadgyth as the next abbess of Romsey Abbey.
  Occupation	Nun
  _FSFTID	29TB-ZGL
  Death	1093	Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England
  Burial	1093	Romsey, Hampshire, England
  Person ID	I36491	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	the Exile Edward Ætheling,   b. 15 Oct 1015, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. 19 Apr 1057, London, Middlesex, England (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Agatha   d. Aft 1070
  Family ID	F14808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart