Elfgifu (d. 944)
Elfgifu (d. 944)
Queen of the English. Name variations: Aelfgifu or Ælfgifu; Saint Aelfgifu. Died in 944; became first wife of Edmund I the Magnificent (921–946), king of the English (r. 939–946), before 940; children: Edwy also known as Eadwig (c. 940–959), king of the English (r. 955–959); Edgar (944–975), king of the English (r. 959–975); and a daughter (name unknown, who married Baldwin, count of Hesdin).
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