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| Depiction by Joanna Boyce (1855) |
Birth name: Ælfġifu of Sceaftesbyrig
Born: ???, Kingdom of Wessex
Father: *Unknown*
Mother: Wynnflæd
House: *Unknown*
Nationality: West Saxon
Religion: Catholicism
Consort of: Edmund I 'The Magnificent'
Reign: c. 939 - c. 944 (5 years)
Coronation: N/A
Predecessor: N/A
Successor: Æthelflæd of Damerham
Died: c. 944 (aged *unknown*), Kingdom of England
Cause: Childbirth
Burial: Shaftesbury Abbey
Motto: N/A
Spouse(s):
- King Edmund I of the English 'The Magnificent' (m. ??? - c. 944)
Children:
- With King Edmund I of the English
- King Eadwig of the English 'All-Fair' (c. 940 - 959)
- King Edgar of the English 'The Peaceful' (c. 943 - 975)
- *Unknown Æthele* (c. 944 - ???)
Appearance:
Unknown.
Character:
She was reported to have been incredibly charitable, donating her expensive clothes to the poor, and would secretly pardon those that had been arrested or condemned.
She was also rumoured to have prophetic and healing powers.
It's also thought that she was very attached to, and volunteered at, the nunnery in Shaftesbury.
Biography:
The majority of her background is largely unknown. Her mother was likely an associate of Shaftesbury Abbey, and the identity of her father has been lost to history.
The date of her marriage to King Edmund I is also unknown, and there is a debate as to whether she was actually considered his wife, or was a concubine. With King Edmund, she had three children, two of which would become future kings of England. It is reported that towards the end of her life, she suffered various illnesses.
She died in childbirth in 944.
Rule:
Not much is known about her reign other than her charitable nature and her patronage of Shaftesbury Abbey.
Trivia:
Unknown.
Character:
She was reported to have been incredibly charitable, donating her expensive clothes to the poor, and would secretly pardon those that had been arrested or condemned.
She was also rumoured to have prophetic and healing powers.
It's also thought that she was very attached to, and volunteered at, the nunnery in Shaftesbury.
Biography:
The majority of her background is largely unknown. Her mother was likely an associate of Shaftesbury Abbey, and the identity of her father has been lost to history.
The date of her marriage to King Edmund I is also unknown, and there is a debate as to whether she was actually considered his wife, or was a concubine. With King Edmund, she had three children, two of which would become future kings of England. It is reported that towards the end of her life, she suffered various illnesses.
She died in childbirth in 944.
Rule:
Not much is known about her reign other than her charitable nature and her patronage of Shaftesbury Abbey.
Trivia:
- She was venerated as a saint not long after her death; it was reported that miracles kept occurring in her tomb, including a man who was cured of his blindness. However, she was never officially canonised by a pope.
Sainthood:
Canonised - N/A
Feast days - 18 May
Shrine - Shaftesbury Abbey
Patronage - Shaftesbury Abbey
Quotes:
N/A
Sources & Further Reading:
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. (2026). Royal Line. https://www.royalline.uk/people/%c3%a6lfgifu-of-shaftesbury
Boyce elgiva 1855 0c pc.jpg - Wikimedia Commons. (2009). Wikimedia.org. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boyce_elgiva_1855_0c_pc.jpg
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