Alfred of England (Wessex)^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1005 - 1036  (31 years)

• Name	Alfred of England (Wessex)
  Born	Abt 1005	Islip, Oxfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Feb 1036	Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
  Person ID	I178285782	Juli2021
  Last Modified	28 May 2022

  
  

  Father	King Æthelred Aethelred The Unready, Rede-less, King of England of England (Wessex),   b. 19 Mar 968, Kingdom of Wessex ,   d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England.buried at Old St Paul's Cathedral  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Emma Queen Ælfgifu Normandie of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 985, Normandie, France ,   d. 6 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1002	Of Normandy, France
  Family ID	F1508665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1000333] Esesarte Web Site, Beatriz Esesarte, https://www.myheritage.dk/person-1504374_562704651_562704651/alfred-of-england-wessex (Reliability: 3). Individuel tilføjet ved at bekræfte Smart Match [S1000335] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-40001/familysearch-family-tree?itemId=460773399&action=showRecord (Reliability: 4). Ælfred Ætheling&lt;br&gt;Kaldenavn: Alfred the Noble&lt;br&gt;Også kendt som: Alfred AethelingÆlfred ÆþelingÆlfred Ætheling&lt;br&gt;Køn: Mand&lt;br&gt;Fødsel: Cirka 1005 - Northumberland beyond Tyne, Scotland&lt;br&gt;Død: 5. feb. 1036 - Ely, Cambridgeshire, England&lt;br&gt;Gravlagt: Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England&lt;br&gt;Der synes at være et problem med denne persons slægtninge. Find personen i FamilySearch for at se denne information.&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yderligere information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Alfred Aetheling, also Ælfred Æþeling, or Alfred the Noble (c. 1005–1036), was one of the eight sons of the English king Æthelred the Unready. He and his brother Edward the Confessor were sons of Æthelred's second wife Emma of Normandy. King Canute became their stepfather when he married Æthelred's widow, Emma. Alfred and his brother were caught up in the power struggles at the start and end of Canute's reign. In 1035, Canute died, and during the uncertainty that followed, the heirs of the former Anglo-Saxon rulers attempted to restore the House of Wessex to the throne of England. Alfred Ætheling landed on the coast of Sussex with a Norman mercenary body guard and attempted to make his way to London. However he was betrayed, captured by Earl Godwin of Wessex, and blinded; He was looked after by monks, but died soon after, probably on February 5, 1036. When Harthacnut succeeded his half-brother Harold, he prosecuted Earl Godwin and Lyfing, Bishop of Worcester and Crediton, for the crime against his half-brother. The House of Wessex was restored through the accession of Alfred's brother Edward in 1042. Alfred's death was one of the main reasons for the mistrust and resentment shown by many members of Anglo-Saxon society, and particularly from Edward himself, towards Earl Godwin and his sons.