♀ Ealhswith of Mercia

852 - 902

 

Lady of the English

Ealhswith of Mercia
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Spouse
Alfred
Alfred
0849 - 0901
Children
Edward
Edward
0871 - 0924

Because of custom, she was not given the title of queen.  According to King Alfred, this was because of the infamous former queen of Wessex, Eadburh.  Ealhswith founded the convent of St Mary's Abbey known as the Nunnaminster.  She is commemorated in two early tenth century manuscripts as "the true and dear lady of the English."

852

852 Duke Trpimir I, successor to prince Mislav and founder of the Trpimirović dynasty issues the first exactly dated state document of all Slavonic peoples. In this Latin document duke Trpimir refers to himself as the duke of the Croats (dux Chroatorum) and to his country as the state of the Croats (regnum Chroatorum).

868


Age: 16y

marriage


Alfred
868 Ahmad ibn Tulun, a Turkish mameluk general in Arab army founds Tulunid dynasty in Egypt.

871


Age: 19y
871 • An incomplete marriage contract, dated to October 6 of this year, is the earliest dated document in the Cairo Geniza.

902


Dec 5
Age: 51y
902 • The island of Majorca is conquered by the Caliph of Córdoba.

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