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Female Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of Wessex Click to view Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of Wessex in the family tree

Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of was born in Wessex, England.  Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of's father was Alfred the Great of England and her mother was Eahlswith of the Gaini.  Her paternal grandparents were Aethelwulf of Wessex and Osburga of the Isle of Wight; her maternal grandfather was Ethelred (Aethelred) Mucil of Gainsborough and her maternal grandmother is Eadburga of Mercia. She had three brothers and two sisters, named Edmund of, Aethelweard of, Edward the Elder of, Aethelflaed of and Aethelgeofu of.  She died in Flanders.  She was buried in 0929 in St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium.


Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of's family with Baldwin II the Bald of Flanders

‌Aelfthryth (Ethelswida) of and Baldwin II the Bald of were married in a religious ceremony after 0893.  They had two sons named Arnolph I the Great of and Adalof Sur Mer de Therouanne of.

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