Ecgwynn

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     Ecgwynn married Edward the Elder ~ King of England, son of Alfred the Great , King of England and Ealhswith of Mercia, circa 893.1,2 According to Weir (1989), She is described as ‘a noblewoman’, although her origins are unknown. William of Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century, states that her children were illegitimate, thereby suggesting that her marriage to Edward was uncanonical, but this is unlikely in view of the fact that her son succeeded Edward as undisputed king.1 Ecgwynn died in 901 at England.2

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  1. Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families. London: Vintage Books, 1989.
  2. Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.