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Æthelgifu ( Old English pronunciation: [ˈæðeljivu], fl. 870s to 890s) was a daughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. She was the third surviving child of the marriage between Alfred and Ealhswith in 868.
Apr 26, 2022 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftesbury_Abbey. Æthelgifu was the daughter of King Alfred the Great, an Anglo-Saxon king of the 9th century. She was the third of Alfred and his wife Ealhswith's five children and the second eldest daughter. She was likely born sometime in the 870s.
- circa 875
- 896 (16-25)England?
- Wessex, Eng.
May 15, 2023 · Little is known about Æthelgifu, the third daughter of Alfred the Great, except that she became the first abbess of a new house founded at Shaftesbury in around 893, which was destined to remain...
Æthelgifu ( Old English pronunciation: [ ˈæðeljivu], fl. 870s to 890s) was a daughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. She was the third surviving child of the marriage between Alfred and Ealhswith in 868.
May 6, 2021 · Æthelgifu (Wessex) of Shaftesbury is a member of the House of Wessex. Æthelgifu was the daughter of King Alfred and his wife Ealhswith. [1] [2] There is no firm source for her birth and death dates. She was the first Abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey, [1] [3] which her father founded. [4]
4 days ago · The Benedictine nunnery of Shaftesbury is generally, though not universally, ascribed to the foundation of Alfred the Great about the year 888; the king, by his charter in honour of God the Blessed Virgin and all the saints, conferring on the nunnery, over which his daughter Elfgiva, Æthelgeofu or Algiva, presided as abbess, 100 ...
Saint Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury, also known as Æthelgifu, Algina, Elfgifu, Elgiva, and Etelgiva, was a princess and the daughter of King Alfred the Great. She was born in 876, and from a young age, she showed a deep devotion to her faith.
