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Ælfgifu Of Wessex

Ælfgifu Of Wessex

Female 997 - 1042  (44 years)

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  • Name Ælfgifu Of Wessex 
    Birth 16 Apr 997  Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Affiliation House of Wessex 
    WIDOWED Mar 1016  Wiheal, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In March 1016 Ælfgifu's husband Uchtred was murdered by Turbrand the Hold while going to a peace conference wit Cnut. This ignited a Bloodfeud that would last for generations.

      In March 1016 Ælfgifu's husband Uchtred was murdered by Turbrand the Hold while going to a peace conference wit Cnut. This ignited a Bloodfeud that would last for generations.
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    _UID 0BFE672B6B5F40689614BD3D129777BB8C35 
    Death 1042  Mercia, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I91199  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2025 

    Father King Æthelred, Of The English,   b. 19 Mar 968, The Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Ælfgifu Thoredsdottir Of York,   b. Abt 970, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Marriage 985  Northumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Earl Alfgar Of Mercia, III,   b. Abt 993, Graville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1059, Tinchebray, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F66683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Ealdorman Uchtred, Earl Of Northumbria Becinia,   b. 971, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1016, Wighill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 1015  Graville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ealdgyth, Of Northumbria,   b. 1016, Castle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1086, Ghent, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F28653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 997 - Wessex Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1015 - Graville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Ælfgifu Lady of Northumbria was the daughter of King Æthelred the Unready and wife of Uchtred; Aelfgifu Mallet was the sister of William Mallet (not a son of King Æthelred) and married Aelfgar. Both had a daughter named Ealdgyth but they were born at least 10 years apart and had very different roles in history.