The name Ealdgyth (; sometimes modernized to Aldith, may refer to
* Ealdgyth, daughter of
Uhtred the Bold
Uhtred of Bamburgh (Uhtred the Bold—sometimes Uchtred; died ca. 1016), was ruler of Bamburgh and from 1006 to 1016 the ealdorman of Northumbria. He was the son of Waltheof I, ruler of Bamburgh (Bebbanburg), whose family, the Eadwulfingas, ...
, Earl of Northumbria (died 1016) and
Ælfgifu Ælfgifu (also ''Ælfgyfu''; ''Elfgifa, Elfgiva, Elgiva'') is an Anglo-Saxon name, Anglo-Saxon feminine personal name, from ''ælf'' "elf" and ''gifu'' "gift".
When Emma of Normandy, the later mother of Edward the Confessor, became queen of Engla ...
who is a daughter of
Æthelred II
Æthelred (; ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of ''wiktionary:æþele, æþele'' and ''wiktionary:ræd, ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
* Æthelred and Æthelbe ...
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Ealdgyth (floruit 1015–1016)
Ealdgyth (circa 992 – after 1016), modern English Edith may have been the name of the wife of Sigeferth son of Earngrim, thegn of the Seven Burghs, and later of King Edmund Ironside. She was probably the mother of Edmund's sons Edward the ...
(born c. 992), wife of Sigeferth and then of King Edmund Ironside
* Ealdgyth, wife of the thane
Morcar
Morcar (or Morcere) (, ) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine. He was the earl of Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when William the Conqueror replaced him with Copsi.
Dispute with the Godwins
Morcar ...
(died 1015)
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Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar
Ealdgyth (''fl. c''. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or Edith in modern English, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, ki ...
(fl. c. 1057 – 1066), wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and later of Harold Godwineson
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Edith Swanneck
Edith the Fair (, "Edyth the Gentle Swan"; born c. 1025, died c. 1086), also known as Edith Swanneck,Her first name is also spelled Ealdgyth, Aldgyth, ''Edeva'' or Eddeva, and sometimes appears as ''Ēadgȳð'' and ''Ēadgifu''. (Compare ''Godgi ...
(c. 1025 – c. 1086), concubine of Harold Godwineson
* Ealdgyth of Wallingford, daughter of Wigot and wife of
Robert D'Oyly
Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robèrt d'Oilly, Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman conquest, his invasion of En ...
(died 1091)
See also
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Eadgyth (disambiguation)
Eadgyth (died 946) was a princess and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Eadgyth may also refer to:
* Eadgyth of Aylesbury, saint and daughter of Penda of Mercia
* Eadgyth of Polesworth (''fl''. early 10th century), though ...
, Old English form of the name (
Edith
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word , meaning ''wealth'' or ''prosperity'', in combination with the Old English , meaning ''wiktionary:strife, strife'', and is in common usage in this form in English language, Englis ...
)
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Eadgifu The name Eadgifu, sometimes Latinized as ''Ediva'' or ''Edgiva'', may refer to:
* Eadgifu of Kent (died c. 966), third wife of king Edward the Elder, King of Wessex
* Eadgifu of Wessex (902 – after 955), wife of King Charles the Simple
* Eadgifu ...
, sometimes Latinized as Ediva or Edgiva
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