Eadgifu of Kent

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Eadgifu of Kent was a 10th-century English queen consort and influential royal matriarch, noted for her substantial landholdings and political influence during and after the reign of her husband, King Edward the Elder.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century English noblewoman
landowner
queen consort of England
royal consort
associatedWith Kentish aristocracy
Winchester
burialPlace likely in or near Winchester (exact site uncertain)
child Eadburh of Winchester
Eadgifu (daughter of Edward the Elder)
linked to: Eadgifu of Kent

Eadred
linked to: Eadred of England

Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
family House of Wessex (by marriage)
linked to: House of Wessex
father Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent
floruit early to mid-10th century
historicalSource Anglo-Saxon charters
later medieval chronicles
influenced distribution of royal patronage to churches and monasteries
knownFor appearing frequently as a beneficiary and donor in charters
defending her property rights in legal disputes
language Old English
marriedToMonarchFrom c. 919
marriedToMonarchUntil 924
motherInLaw Ealhswith
Ælfflæd of Wessex
linked to: Ælfflæd
motherOfMonarch Eadred
linked to: Eadred of England

Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England
notableFor political influence during the reign of Edward the Elder
political influence during the reign of her sons Edmund I and Eadred
role as royal matriarch in the House of Wessex
substantial landholdings
notableWork Endowments to religious houses in Kent and elsewhere
participatedIn royal land transactions recorded in charters
positionHeld Queen consort of the English
property extensive estates in Kent
lands in other parts of southern England
relative Athelstan (step-son)
linked to: Æthelstan Atheling

Ælfweard (step-son)
linked to: Ælfweard of Wessex
religion Christianity
Latin Church
residence Kent
royal court of Wessex
role advisor and supporter of her sons’ kingships
sexOrGender female
spouse Edward the Elder
spouseOfMonarch Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons
linked to: Edward the Elder
timePeriod 10th century
title Queen of the Anglo-Saxons

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Edmund I of England mother Eadgifu of Kent
Edmund I of England sibling Eadgifu, Queen of the West Franks
linked to: Eadgifu of Kent
Charles the Simple spouse Eadgifu of Wessex
linked to: Eadgifu of Kent
Edward the Elder spouse Eadgifu of Kent
Edward the Elder child Eadgifu of Wessex
linked to: Eadgifu of Kent
Eadred of England mother Eadgifu of Kent
Eadgifu of Kent child Eadgifu (daughter of Edward the Elder)
linked to: Eadgifu of Kent