Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders

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Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who married into the Flemish comital dynasty, helping forge important political ties between England and Flanders.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ealswid of Flanders 1
Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon noble
countess consort
medieval person
noblewoman
associatedWithTerritory England NERFINISHED
Flanders NERFINISHED
burialPlace unknown
centuryOfActivity 10th century
9th century
child Adelolf, Count of Boulogne NERFINISHED
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
Ealswid of Flanders NERFINISHED
Ermentrud of Flanders NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 877
dateOfDeath after 929
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED
father Alfred the Great NERFINISHED
givenName Ælfthryth NERFINISHED
hasRoleIn Anglo-Flemish political relations
historicalRegion Carolingian Europe NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Old Dutch (assumed)
Old English
marriedInto Flemish comital dynasty NERFINISHED
mother Ealhswith NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Wessex NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED
notableFor forging dynastic alliance between England and Flanders
linking House of Wessex with Counts of Flanders
paternalDynasty West Saxon royal house NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath County of Flanders NERFINISHED
positionHeld Countess consort of Flanders
religion Christianity
residence Flanders NERFINISHED
Wessex NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sibling Edward the Elder NERFINISHED
Æthelflæd of Wessex (younger) NERFINISHED
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians NERFINISHED
Æthelweard NERFINISHED
spousalDynasty House of Flanders NERFINISHED
spouse Baldwin II, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED

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Ealhswith child Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
Ælfthryth of Wessex child Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
this entity surface form: Ealswid of Flanders