Edith of England, also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth (Old English: Ēadgȳð, German: Edgitha; 910–946), a member of the House of Wessex, was a German queen from 936, by her marriage to King Otto I.

Feb 20, 2019 · Tests performed in Germany and the UK revealed that the bones, gently wrapped in silk, were indeed those of the person named on the sarcophagus: Eadgyth (or Edith), an Anglo-Saxon princess, and later Queen of the Germans. Eadgyth was about as royal as they come in …

Jan 20, 2010 · Eadgyth is believed to be the oldest member of the English royal family whose remains have survived. The tomb of her brother Athelstan still exists in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, but is believed to be empty.

Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s [1]) is an Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. Her historical identity and floruit are uncertain.

Jul 26, 2010 · Edith of England (Old English: Ēadgȳð; 910 - 26 January 946), also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth, was the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and his second wife Ælfflæd, and the wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. NB: Keep name as Eadgyth (Otto's wife) Edith von Sachsen (West Seaxe) to avoid mix-ups with her sisters.

Apr 26, 2014 · Eadgyth had an impressive pedigree. She was the grand-daughter of Alfred the Great, daughter of Edward the Elder and half-sister of Aethelstan, all of whom were powerful kings of Wessex in England. It was only by fate she ended up as the wife of Otto I, Duke of Saxony and King of Germany.

Jan 20, 2010 · Eadgyth is believed to be the oldest member of the English royal family whose remains have survived. The tomb of her brother Athelstan still exists in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, but is believed...

Eadgyth had an impressive pedigree. She was the grand-daughter of Alfred the Great, daughter of Edward the Elder and half-sister of Aethelstan, all of whom were powerful kings of Wessex in England. It was only by fate she ended up as the wife of Otto I, …

Jul 9, 2023 · Eadgyth was the daughter of Æthelred the Unready and his first wife Ælfgifu. Eadgyth married Eadric Streona, possibly in 1009. Eadric Streona was killed on Cnut's orders in 1017.

Edith of Wilton (c. 961 [1] – c. 984 [2] [3]) was an English saint, [4] nun and member of the community at Wilton Abbey, and the daughter of Edgar, King of England (r. 959–975) and Saint Wulfthryth.Edith's parents might have been married and Edgar might have abducted Wulfthryth from Wilton Abbey, but when Edith was an infant, Wulfthryth returned with Edith and their marriage was dissolved.