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Female Saint, Princess Editha De Wessex Of Saxon England Click to view Saint, Princess Editha De Wessex Of Saxon England in the family tree

Editha was born about 0910 in Wessex,England.1   Editha's father was King Edward I (The Elder) De Wessex Of West Saxon England and her mother was Eadgifu De Kent.  Her paternal grandparents were King Alfred (The Great) De Wessex West Saxon England and Lady Alswitha Ethelswida Of The Gaini; her maternal grandparents were Aethelhelm Wiltshire and Aethelgyth FitzEthelwulf Of Mercia. She had five brothers and five sisters, named Edwin, Aelfweard, The Magnificent, Eadred, Gregory, Edgifu, Edhild Eadhyde, Elgiva, Aethelflaeda and Edburga.  She was the fifth oldest of the eleven children. She had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Aethelstan, Alfred, Emilienne and Edith.1 


Editha's family with Emperor Otto I (The Great) De Saxony Of The Holy Roman Empire, King Of Germany

‌Editha and The Great were married in a religious ceremony in 0930 in Saxony,Germany.  They had a son and a daughter, named Ludolf and Luitgarde.

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