Alfred The Great Wife
Osburh s existence is known only from asser s life of king alfred she is not named as witness to any charters nor is her death reported in the anglo saxon.
Alfred the great wife. Ealhswith wife of alfred the great. He was the youngest son of king æthelwulf of wessex his father died when he was young and three of alfred s brothers æthelbald æthelberht and æthelred reigned in turn before him. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the english. Alfred the great 848 9 26 october 899 was king of wessex from 871 to c.
Ealhswith was the wife of king alfred the great and the mother of aethelflaed the lady of the mercians and edward the elder. We know very little about ealhswith s life. Ealhswith or ealswitha died 5 december 902 was the wife of king alfred the great her father was a mercian nobleman æthelred mucel ealdorman of the gaini which is thought to be an old mercian tribal group her mother was eadburh a member of the mercian royal family and according to the historian richard abels she was a descendant of king cenwulf of mercia. Her offspring would continue what her husband and the house of wessex began.
Osburh or osburga also osburga oslacsdotter was the first wife of king æthelwulf of wessex and mother of alfred the great alfred s biographer asser described her as a most religious woman noble in character and noble by birth. But she was the mother of illustrious children and she is remembered as the true and beloved lady of the. After ascending the throne alfred spent several years fighting viking invasions. Ealhswith had deep roots in mercia which was an important kingdom in anglo saxon england.
Ealhswith was a mercian princess who married alfred anglo saxon king of wessex. 886 and king of the anglo saxons from c.