Ealhswith nickname(s):
Ealswitha
When did Ealhswith die?
December 5, 902
Is Ealhswith gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Ealhswith?
Roman Catholic
What is Ealhswith's ethnicity?
White
What is Ealhswith's occupation?
Royalty
Short Biography
Ealhswith or Ealswitha (died 5 December 902) was the wife of King Alfred the Great. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucil (or Mucel), Ealdorman of the Gaini, which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group. Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family, and according to the historian Cyril Hart she was a descendant of King Coenwulf of Mercia.