Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
Ælfthryth of Wessex, also known as Elftrudis , was an English princess and a countess consort of Flanders to Baldwin II.
Life
She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great, the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. Her siblings included King Edward the Elder and Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. Ælfthryth was educated along with her elder brother Edward, marking a rare instance of a princess getting equal education to a prince.Between 893 and 899, Ælfthryth married Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders.
They had the following issue:
- Arnulf I of Flanders ; married Adela of Vermandois
- Adalulf, Count of Boulogne
- Ealswid
- Ermentrud