Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury was a member of the House of Wessex by marriage. She was the wife of King Edmund I and the mother of kings Eadwig and Edgar.
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Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Family Tree Image
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Family Tree in Table Form
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Short Biography
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Family Tree Image showing:
parents, husband, children and grandchildren
Aelfgifu of Family Tree in Table Form showing:
grandparents, parents, siblings, husband, children and grandchildren
GRANDPARENTS
Not known
PARENTS
Father – Not known
Mother – Wynflaed of Shaftesbury – (d. c955)
SIBLINGS
Not known
MARRIED
King Edmund I – (921-946)
GRANDCHILDREN
by Edgar and Aethelflaed the Fair
King Edward (the Martyr) – (962 – c978)
by Edgar and Aelfthryth of Devon
King Aethelred (the Unready) – (966 – 1016)
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Short Biography
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury was the daughter of Wynflaed of Shaftesbury. The identity of her father and the year of her birth are not known.
She became the wife of King Edmund I in 939 and the couple had two sons, Eadwig and Edgar. Aelfgifu had a close connection to the Abbey of Shaftesbury and was buried there after her death in 944.
Published Jun 26, 2024 – Updated – Dec 4 2024
Harvard Reference for Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Family Tree:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2024 – 2025). Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Family Tree & Biography (d.944). Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/aelfgifu-of-shaftesbury-d-944. Last accessed April 24th, 2025