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    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...
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  • Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s) is an Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) and Tamworth...
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  • Eadgyth (died 946) was a princess and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Eadgyth may also refer to: Eadgyth of Polesworth (fl. early...
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  • or at least the possibility that her name was Eadgyth, while Barbara Yorke argues that the name Eadgyth is unlikely to belong to two of Edward's daughters...
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  • Eadgyth of Aylesbury also known as Eadridus was a Dark Ages Catholic saint from Anglo-Saxon England. She is known to history mainly through the hagiography...
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    Edith the Fair (Old English: Ealdgȳð Swann hnesce, "Edyth the Gentle Swan"; born c. 1025, died c. 1086), also known as Edith Swanneck, was one of the wealthiest...
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    Ealdorman of York, Elfhelm. Eadric was married to Æthelred's daughter Eadgyth by 1009, thus becoming his son-in-law. Eadric was appointed Ealdorman of...
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  • Francia, Eadhild, who married Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and Eadgyth, wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. In around 967 Hrotsvitha, a nun of...
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    Edith of Wilton (c. 961 – c. 984) was an English saint, nun and member of the community at Wilton Abbey, and the daughter of Edgar, King of England (r...
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    1005), and younger ones, Eadred, Eadwig and Edgar. He had four sisters, Eadgyth (or Edith), Ælfgifu, Wulfhilda, and the Abbess of Wherwell Abbey. His mother...
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    after Edward's death, another daughter Eadgyth married Otto, the future King of Germany and (after Eadgyth's death) Holy Roman Emperor. No battles are...
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  • Saint Edith (redirect from Saint Eadgyth)
    Saint Edith or St Edith's or variant, may refer to: Edith of Polesworth (died 15 March AD 871) Edith of Wilton (961 – 15 September 984) Edith of Aylesbury...
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    (subscription or UK public library membership required) Love, Rosalind (2014). "Eadgyth [Edith], St". In Lapidge, Michael; Blair, John; Keynes, Simon; Scragg,...
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    three West Saxon sisters married to Continental rulers: the others were Eadgyth, who married Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadhild, who married Hugh the...
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    half-sisters, so he could choose the one which best pleased him. Henry selected Eadgyth as Otto's bride and the two were married in 930. Several years later, shortly...
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  • Great, son and heir of the German king Henry the Fowler, by his first wife Eadgyth, daughter of the English king Edward the Elder. Otto ascended the German...
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    Alban's Abbey, Mainz Spouse Conrad, Duke of Lorraine (m. 947) Issue Otto I, Duke of Carinthia Dynasty Ottonian Father Otto the Great Mother Eadgyth...
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    Dunstan of Canterbury Eadburh of Winchester Eadgar of England Eadgyth of Polesworth Eadgyth of Wilton Eadweard the Confessor Eadweard the Martyr Eadwold...
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    leader and advisor, regent or co-ruler, notably Matilda of Ringelheim, Eadgyth, Adelaide of Italy, Theophanu, and Matilda of Quedlinburg. In 963, Otto...
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  • of Wallingford, daughter of Wigot and wife of Robert D'Oyly (died 1091) Eadgyth (disambiguation), Old English form of the name (Edith) Eadgifu, sometimes...
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  • Æthelberht (comes Agelberhtus) and the mother of Edmund, Æthelstan, Eadwig and Eadgyth. Writing in the 1150s, Ailred of Rievaulx identifies her as a daughter...
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  • 1622–1659), theologian William Aylesbury (1612–1656), English translator Eadgyth of Aylesbury (7th century), Catholic saint from Anglo-Saxon England Aylesbury...
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    Roman Emperor. Æthelstan sent two of his half-sisters, and Otto chose Eadgyth. Fifty years later, Æthelweard, a descendant of Alfred the Great's older...
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    1093/ref:odnb/8483. Retrieved 15 June 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) Eadgyth 3 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England...
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    possessions. Eventually this led to her fleeing into exile. Otto's wife, Queen Eadgyth, is said to have brought about a reconciliation: Matilda was to leave her...
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  • Then in January 1045, Godwin secured the marriage of his daughter Edith (Eadgyth) to the king. As Edward drew advisors, nobles and priests from his – and...
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    ≈908–938 Hugh the Great Duke of the Franks 898–956 Hedwig of Saxony c.910–965 Eadgyth of England 910–946 Otto I the Great King of Germany 912–973 r.936–973 HRE...
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    library membership required) Yorke, Barbara (2004b). "Edith [St Edith, Eadgyth] (961x4–984x7)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University...
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    September 1024 26 March 1027 4 June 1039 Great-great-grandson of Otto I and Eadgyth of England through Liutgarde, Duchess of Lorraine King of Burgundy King...
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    reign. He is succeeded by his 23-year-old son Otto I, who is married to Eadgyth, a daughter of the late King Edward the Elder. Otto is the first German...
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