Ealhswith of the Gaini, Queen of the Anglo-Saxons
- Born: Abt 852, Mercia <Gaines, Lincolnshire, England>
- Marriage: Alfred the Great King of Wessex in 869
- Died: 5 Dec 904 or 905 about age 52
- Buried: St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England
 Other names for Ealhswith were Aethelwitha and Ealswitha of the Gaini.
Research Notes:
Source: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3174654&id=I593871981 has b. abt 849 in Gaines, Lincolnshire, England, d. 905.
From Wikipedia - Ealhswith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith :
Ealhswith (or Ealswitha) of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia . Her name means "Temple strength".
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, Ælfthryth , who married Baldwin II, Count of Flanders , and Ethelfleda , who ruled as Lady of the Mercians.
After Alfred's death in 899 , Ealhswith became a nun . She died on 5 December 905 , and is buried in St. Mary's Abbey , Winchester , Hampshire .
Also ref. History of the Anglo-Saxons (1831 ) by Sir Francis Palgrave for more details on her husband Alfred the Great .
Ealhswith married Alfred the Great King of Wessex, son of Æthelwulf King of Wessex and King of Kent and Osburga, in 869. (Alfred the Great King of Wessex was born between 847 and 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England, died on 26 Oct 899 and was buried in Old Minster then New Minster, Winchester.)
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