- Ealhswith had five children that survived to adulthood. Royal women, like Ealhswith, in the Middle Ages took a secondary role when tending for their children.
- Alfred was the brother to King Æthelred of Wessex and would inherit the throne himself in 871, with Ealhswith as his consort.
- in: Female Characters, Saxons, Book 4 characters, Appears in Both Novel and TV Series. Ealhswith. ... Sidgeflaed. Season three Ealhswith. Gender.
- Though often overshadowed by her husband’s accomplishments, Ealhswith played a significant role in shaping the politics and culture of Wessex.
- There is little known about Ealhswith except after Alfred's death in 899 she founded the convent of St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, known as the Nunnaminster.
- Ealhswith was a Mercian princess who married Alfred, Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex. ... To seal the alliance with Mercia, Alfred and Ealhswith were married.
- Ealhswith, Consort of the King of Wessex (Image in the public domain). Ealhswith was a Mercian princess who married Alfred, Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex.
- Ealhswith was married to Alfred in 868. ... In 899, Ealhswith founded the convent of St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, known as the Nunnaminster.
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- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:852, Mercia
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:5 Aralık 902 (50 yaşında), Winchester
- Evlilikleri:Alfred, Wessex Kralı
- Ebeveynleri:Eadburh, Æthelred Mucel
- Çocukları:Edward, Æthelgifu, Abbess of Shaftesbury, Æthelweard, Ælfthryth, Flanders Kontesi, Æthelflæd, Mercians Leydisi