Elfgifu (c. 914–?)
Elfgifu (c. 914–?)
West Saxon princess. Name variations: Aelfgifu or Ælfgifu. Born around 914; daughter of Edward I the Elder (c. 870–924), king of the English (r. 899–924), and Elflaed (d. 920); possibly married Conrad, king of Burgundy (some sources cite Boleslav II the Pious, duke of Bohemia); children: (if Boleslav) possibly Boleslav III, duke of Bohemia; (if Boleslav) Jaromir Premysl, duke of Bohemia. Boleslav's second wife was Hemma of Bohemia (c. 930–c. 1005).
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Elfgifu (c. 914–?)