of Wessex, Eadgifu

910 - 954  (44 years)

• Name	of Wessex, Eadgifu  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	910	Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Life Event	951	Wilton (near Salisbury), Wiltshire, England   [1, 3, 4]
  	Nun
  FSID	MT39-VLW  [1, 3, 4]
  Death	954	Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	955	Cathedral of St. Maurice, Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I32268	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	of Wessex, King Edward,   b. 874, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England d. 17 Jul 924, Farndon, Cheshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	of Wiltshire, Ælfflæd,   b. 880, Devon, England d. 920, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	899
  Family ID	F12452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	de France, Charles,   b. 17 Sep 879, France d. 7 Oct 929, Péronne, Somme, Picardie, France (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	919
  Children	1. of the West Franks, King Louis IV,   b. 10 Sep 921, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 10 Sep 954, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (Age 33 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F12451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 910 - Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England Life Event - Nun - 951 - Wilton (near Salisbury), Wiltshire, England Death - 954 - Soissons, Aisne, Picardie, France Burial - 955 - Cathedral of St. Maurice, Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Eadgifu of Wessex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eadgifu of Wessex Born 902 Died After 955 Spouse Charles III of France Herbert III of Omois Issue Louis IV House Wessex Father Edward the Elder Mother Ælfflæd Eadgifu or Edgifu (902 – after 955) also known as Edgiva or Ogive (Old English: Ēadgifu) was a daughter[1] of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex. Contents 1 Marriage to the French King 2 Flight to England 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links Marriage to the French King Eadgifu was one of three West Saxon sisters married to Continental rulers: the others were Eadgyth, who married Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadhild, who married Hugh the Great. Eadgifu became the second wife of Charles, King of the West Franks,[1] whom she married in 919 after the death of his first wife, Frederonne. Eadgifu was mother to Louis IV of France. Flight to England In 922 Charles III was deposed and, after being defeated at the Battle of Soissons in 923, he was taken prisoner by Count Herbert II of Vermandois, an ally of the then current king. To protect her son's safety Eadgifu took him to England in 923 to the court of her half-brother, King Æthelstan of England.[2] Because of this, Louis IV of France became known as Louis d'Outremer of France. He stayed there until 936, when he was called back to France to be crowned King. Eadgifu accompanied him. She retired to a convent in Laon.[3] In 951, Heribert the Old, Count of Omois, abducted and married her, to the great anger of her son.[4]

  
  

• Sources

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