Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
Countess consort of Flanders
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Ælfthryth of Wessex (c. 877 – 7 June 929), also known as Elftrudis (Elftrude, Elfrida), was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II.
| Ælfthryth of Wessex | |
|---|---|
Count Baldwin II of Flanders and Countess Elftrude (Ælfthryth) | |
| Countess consort of Flanders | |
| Tenure | 893/899 – 918 |
| Born | c. 877 |
| Died | 7 June 929 |
| Spouse | Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders |
| Issue | Arnulf I of Flanders Adalulf, Count of Boulogne Ealswid Ermentrud |
| House | Wessex |
| Father | Alfred the Great |
| Mother | Ealhswith |
Life
She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great,[1] the King of the Anglo-Saxons and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. Ælfthryth was educated along with her elder brother Edward, marking a rare instance of a princess getting equal education to a prince.[2]
Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II (died 918), Margrave of Flanders.[3] Ælfthryth died on 7 June 929 and was buried next to her husband at Saint Peter's Abbey in Ghent.[4]
They had the following issue:
- Arnulf I of Flanders (d. 964/65); married Adela of Vermandois[1]
- Adalulf, Count of Boulogne (d. 933)[1]
- Ealswid
- Ermentrud