Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameElfrida Queen Of England, 31G Grandmother
Spouses
2Edgar 'the Peaceful' King Of England, 31G Grandfather
FatherEdmund 'the Magnificent' King Of England (~921-946)
MotherSaint Elfgifu Queen Of England (-944)
ChildrenÆthelred II 'the Unready' (~968-1016)
Web Notes notes for Elfrida Queen Of England
From "Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain" by David Williamson, ISBN 0-86350-101-X, p. 27:
Edgar's 2d marriage took place in 964. The lady was Elfthrith (Elfrida), the widow of his friend Ethelwold, Ealdorman of East Anglia, and the daughter of Ealdorman of Devon. She was an able woman and was destined to play a prominent part in future events.
Edgar is presumed to have been consecrated king at Kingston in the traditional manner soon after his accession, but in 937 Dunstan conceived the idea of a much grander ceremony based on the imperial coronations of the Holy Roman Emperors. A Coronation Order was carefully drawn up and it has formed the basis of all coronations since, not only in England, but in France and other Continental countries, too. On Whit Sunday 11 May 973 Edgar was solemnly anointed and crowned at Bath Abbey by Dunstan and Oswald, Archbishop of York. His wife Elfrida was also anointed and crowned as no other Saxon queen had been, with the exception of King Ethelwulf's 2d wife, Judith, who had been consecrated queen immediately after her marriage in France in 856. The coronation was followed by a great banquet at which the King and Queen presided over separate tables. Her husband died on 8 Jul 975.
From "Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain" by David Williamson, ISBN 0-86350-101-X, p. 27-8:
King Edgar was succeeded by Edward, the only child of his first marriage, and a boy of 13 when he was crowned at Kingston by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 975. His stepmother Queen Elfrida felt that her son Ethelred should have succeeded, as the son of parents who had both been crowned, and there was a certain amount of sympathy and support for this view throughout the country. In Mar 979 Edward set out to visit his stepmother and half-brother at Corfe Castle, Dorset, where they resided. Elfrida, in the best tradition of wicked stepmothers, saw her chance. The young King was intercepted by her henchmen and was hacked to death on 18 Mar. He was buried at Wareham 'with no royal honours'. Queen Elfrida, after seeing her son safely established on the throne, ended her days peacefully as a nun at Wherwell, Hampshire, on 17 Nov 1000.
Edgar's 2d marriage took place in 964. The lady was Elfthrith (Elfrida), the widow of his friend Ethelwold, Ealdorman of East Anglia, and the daughter of Ealdorman of Devon. She was an able woman and was destined to play a prominent part in future events.
Edgar is presumed to have been consecrated king at Kingston in the traditional manner soon after his accession, but in 937 Dunstan conceived the idea of a much grander ceremony based on the imperial coronations of the Holy Roman Emperors. A Coronation Order was carefully drawn up and it has formed the basis of all coronations since, not only in England, but in France and other Continental countries, too. On Whit Sunday 11 May 973 Edgar was solemnly anointed and crowned at Bath Abbey by Dunstan and Oswald, Archbishop of York. His wife Elfrida was also anointed and crowned as no other Saxon queen had been, with the exception of King Ethelwulf's 2d wife, Judith, who had been consecrated queen immediately after her marriage in France in 856. The coronation was followed by a great banquet at which the King and Queen presided over separate tables. Her husband died on 8 Jul 975.
From "Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain" by David Williamson, ISBN 0-86350-101-X, p. 27-8:
King Edgar was succeeded by Edward, the only child of his first marriage, and a boy of 13 when he was crowned at Kingston by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 975. His stepmother Queen Elfrida felt that her son Ethelred should have succeeded, as the son of parents who had both been crowned, and there was a certain amount of sympathy and support for this view throughout the country. In Mar 979 Edward set out to visit his stepmother and half-brother at Corfe Castle, Dorset, where they resided. Elfrida, in the best tradition of wicked stepmothers, saw her chance. The young King was intercepted by her henchmen and was hacked to death on 18 Mar. He was buried at Wareham 'with no royal honours'. Queen Elfrida, after seeing her son safely established on the throne, ended her days peacefully as a nun at Wherwell, Hampshire, on 17 Nov 1000.