Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder

Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder

Ælfflæd (fl. 10th century) was the second wife of Edward the Elder, king of the English.

She was the daughter of the ealdorman of Wiltshire, and became the mother of Ælfweard of Wessex.


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