Eadgifu
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Eadgifu is an Anglo-Saxon
female name which may appear as Edgiva. It sometimes appears as Edith and can therefore be confused with Eadgyth. It might refer to:
See also Eadgyth (disambiguation)
, Ealdgyth (disambiguation)
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Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
female name which may appear as Edgiva. It sometimes appears as Edith and can therefore be confused with Eadgyth. It might refer to:
- Eadgifu of Kent (died c. 966), Queen-mother in the reigns of Kings Edmund and Eadred
- Eadgifu of EnglandEadgifu of EnglandEadgifu or Edgifu, also known as Edgiva or Ogive was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd. She was born in Wessex.- Marriage to the French King :...
(died after 955), wife of King Charles the Simple - Eadgifu of Nunnaminster (floruit 975), daughter of King Edgar
- Eadgifu the Fair, a wealthy post-Conquest landowner
See also Eadgyth (disambiguation)
Eadgyth (disambiguation)
Eadgyth was a princess and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.Eadgyth may also refer to:* Edith of Polesworth , thought to be a sister of King Æthelstan and wife to Sihtric Cáech...
, Ealdgyth (disambiguation)
Ealdgyth (disambiguation)
* Ealdgyth, daughter of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria* Ealdgyth , wife of Sigeferth and then of King Edmund Ironside* Ealdgyth, wife of the thegn Morcar...
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