Eadgyth

Eadgyth
Detail from a Gothic statue in Magdeburg Cathedral assumed to represent Edith
Queen consort of Germany
Tenure936–946[1]
Bornc. 910
Died946 (aged 35–36)
Magdeburg, Saxony
Burial
SpouseOtto I of Germany (m. 930)
IssueLiutgarde, Duchess of Lorraine
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
HouseWessex
FatherEdward the Elder
MotherÆlfflæd

Edith of England, also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth (Old English: Ēadgȳð, German: Edgitha; 910–946), a member of the House of Wessex, was a German queen from 936, by her marriage to King Otto I.

  1. ^ Wood, Michael (17 June 2010). "The life of an Anglo-Saxon princess". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2022.