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AEthelswyth, Nun

Female - 889

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  • Name AEthelswyth  
    Suffix Nun 
    Gender Female 
    Death 889  Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Pavia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01977


      Became a nun on widowhood. Died on a pilgrimage to Rome and is buried at either Pavia or Ticino.

      http://www.thepeerage.com/p10262.htm#i102619

      (?) was the daughter of «u»Æðelwulf, King of Wessex «/u» and «u»Osburga (?) «/u». She married «u»Burgræd, King of Mercia «/u», son of «u»Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia «/u» and «u»Sædryð (?) «/u», after 2 April 853 at «u»Palace of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England «/u».«sup»2«/sup» She died between 888 and 889 at «u»Paris, France «/u», while on a pilgrimage to Rome.«sup»2«/sup» She was buried at «u»Pavia, Italy «/u».
      Æðelswyð (?) was a nun after 874.«sup»2

      1. «/sup»Unknown article title, «i»Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy«/i», Chobham, Surrey, U.K., volume 1, issue 6, page 407. Hereinafter cited as Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
      2. Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy«/i» (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 5. Hereinafter cited as «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i».
      3. «i»Foundation for Medieval Genealogy«/i», volume 1, issue 6, page 410.
    Person ID I4798  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2009 

    Father AEthelwulf, King of England,   b. 795, Aachen, Kaln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 858, Stamridge, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Osburga   d. 846 
    Marriage Abt 830 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Fact 853 
    Family ID F1419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Burghred of Mercia, King of Mercia   d. 888 
    Marriage 853  Palace of Chippenham, Wiltshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F551615289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2009