Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength". Events Boris I Michael succeeds the duumvirate of Malamir and Presian as monarch of Bulgaria. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ...

Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was married in 868, to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex. The children of Alfred and Ealhswith included Edward the Elder, later king of Wessex, Aelfthryth, who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders, and Ethelfleda, who ruled as Lady of the Mercians. An Ealdorman, or Alderman, was the prior magistrate of a British shire in A. D. 900 to A. D. 1100. ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Alfred (also Ælfred from the Old English: ÆlfrÄ“d) (c. ... Map of the British Isles circa 802 Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. ... Edward the Elder or Eadweard I (c. ... Aelfthryth, also known as Elfrida, (d. ... Baldwin II of Flanders (c. ... Ethelfleda (alternative spelling Aethelfled, Æthelfleda or Æthelflæd) (872/879?-918) was the eldest daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and his wife Ealhswith. ...

After Alfred's death in 899, Ealhswith became a nun. She died on December 5, 905, and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ...

Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great. Sir Francis Palgrave, born Francis Ephraim Cohen, (1788 - 1861) was a historian. ...

External links

• Find-A-Grave profile for Queen Ealswitha