Aethelswitha of the Gaini
, d. 5 December 905 in Winchester, Cheshire, EnglandFather: Æthelred "The Great" Mucil, d. 866
Mother: Eadburga
Spouse: Alfred the Great, b. 849 in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, d. 28 October 899
Father: Aethelwulf, King of England, b. ABT 800, d. 13 January 858
Mother: Osburga, d. ABT 855
The only English king to be called Great, Alfred prevented the Danish conquest of England, defeating them at Edington in 878 after a campaign of guerrila warfare. After his victory, he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and East Anglia provided that Guthrum, their king, was converted to Christianity. Alfred built a navy of warships to defend the south coast against further Danish invasions (885-886, 892-896) and protected Wessex with a chain of fortifications. He took London in 886 thus gaining control of all England except the Danish areas.
Alfred was taken to visit the Pope in Rome twice, and learned to read and write in his teens. He believed the language of ordinary education should be English, but there were few books in English available. So Alfred learned Latin and translated Latin books into the Anglo-Saxon language. He became the founder of English prose and the first English man of letters who was not a clergyman. He translated Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People and St. Augustine's Soliloquies so that Englishmen could read their history in their own language. He also began the running history of England called the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, that continued to be written for hundreds of years and is one of the sources used for this book.
Married 868 in Winchester, Cheshire, England.
Children:
- Edward the Elder, b. 869 in Wessex, England, m. Ecgwyn, ABT 893, m. Aelflaeda, aft. 899, m. Eadgifu (Edgiva), ABT 919, d. 17 July 924 in Farndon-on-Dee, England, He was crowned King of England 26 October 899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried aft. 17 July 924 in Winchester Cathedral, London, England
- Ethelflada, Queen of Mercia, b. ABT 869, d. 12 June 918
- Edmund, b. ABT 870
- Aelfthryth, b. ABT 873, m. Baldwin II "The Bald", Count of Flanders, ABT 893, d. 7 June 929 in Flanders, Belgium
- Aethelgeofu, Abbess of Shaftesbury, b. ABT 876
- Aethelweard, b. ABT 880
Æthelred "The Great" Mucil, d. 866
Father: Unknown Mucil
Spouse: Eadburga
Father: Wigmund
Mother: Elfleda
Her parentage is conjectural; some say her father is Coenwulf. She also may have had other children.
Married.
Children:
- Aethelswitha of the Gaini, m. Alfred the Great, 868 in Winchester, Cheshire, England, d. 5 December 905 in Winchester, Cheshire, England
Unknown Mucil
Father: Mucel, d. ABT 840
Children:
- Æthelred "The Great" Mucil, m. Eadburga, d. 866
Mucel, d. ABT 840
Father: Esne
Children:
Esne
Children:
- Mucel, d. ABT 840
Wigmund
Father: Wiglaf, d. 840
Spouse: Elfleda
Father: Ceolwulf, d. 823
Married.
Children:
- Eadburga, m. Æthelred "The Great" Mucil
- (St.) Wistan
Wiglaf, d. 840
Children:
Ceolwulf, d. 823
Father: Cuthbert
Children:
Cuthbert
Father: Bassa
Children:
- Ceolwulf, d. 823
- Ceonwulf
- Cuthred
Bassa
Father: Cynreow
Children:
Cynreow
Father: Centwine
Children:
Centwine
Father: Cundwalh
Children:
Cundwalh
Father: Coenwalh
Children:
Coenwalh
Father: Pybba, d. ABT 606
Children:
Pybba, d. ABT 606
Father: Creoda of Mercia, d. ABT 593
He also had two daughters.
Children:
- Coenwalh
- Eowa
- Penda
Creoda of Mercia, d. ABT 593
Father: Cynewald
Children:
- Pybba, d. ABT 606
Cynewald
Father: Cnebba
Children:
- Creoda of Mercia, d. ABT 593
Cnebba
Father: Icel
Children:
Icel
Father: Eomer
Children:
Eomer
Father: Angeltheow
Children:
Angeltheow
Father: Offa
Children:
Offa
Father: Wermund
Children:
Wermund
Father: Wihtlaeg
Children:
Wihtlaeg
Father: Odin (Woden), d. 055
Mother: Frigg (Frígídá)
Children:
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