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Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or Edith in modern English, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066. She was described by William of Jumièges as a considerable beauty.
Ealdgyth (circa 992 – after 1016), modern English Edith may have been the name of the wife of Sigeferth son of Earngrim, thegn of the Seven Burghs, and later of King Edmund Ironside. She was probably the mother of Edmund's sons Edward the Exile and Edmund Ætheling.
27 de out. de 2022 · Ealdgyth (floruit 1015–1016), modern English Edith, may have been the name of the wife of Sigeferth son of Earngrim, thegn of the Seven Burghs, and later of King Edmund Ironside. She was probably the mother of Edmund's sons Edward the Exile and Edmund.
- England
- 986
- "Edith of East Anglia"
- Kingdom of Wessex, England
The name (: Ealdgȳð; sometimes modernized to , may refer to. Ealdgyth, daughter of Uhtred the Bold, Earl of Northumbria (died 1016) and Ælfgifu who is a daughter of Æthelred II. Ealdgyth (floruit 1015–1016) (born c. 992), wife of Sigeferth and then of King Edmund Ironside. Ealdgyth, wife of the thane Morcar (died 1015)
Ealdgyth (Aldgitha) Wife of Eadmund Ironside, king of England. In 1015, the ealdorman Eadric Streona invited to his quarters two thegns of the Seven Boroughs, Sigeferth and Morkere, sons of Earngrim, and caused them to be murdered there.
Ealdgyth (fl. 1016) Queen of the English. Name variations: Algitha; Edith. Flourished around 1016; married Sigeferth, a Danish thane; married Edmund II Ironside (c. 989–1016), king of the English (r. 1016), around July 1015; children: Edmund (1016–?); Edward the Exile also known as Edward the Aetheling (1016–1057). Her sons were possibly ...
Ealdgyth. views 3,915,946 updated. Ealdgyth, wife of Harold II. She was daughter of the Mercian earl Ælfgar, and previously married to the Welsh king Gruffydd, defeated by Harold in 1063, slain by his own men. Harold probably married her to ensure the allegiance of her brothers, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria.
