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Ealhswith of Mercia
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902
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Ealhswith of Mercia was Alfred's wife, of Mercian royal blood on her mother's side; after his death she founded the Nunnaminster at Winchester.
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EALHSWITH of MERCIA (d.902), wife of ALFRED THE GREAT; mother of Edward the Elder and AElfthryth (both our line). Her father Aethelred Mucel and Mercian royal descent, note-only. Standard well-documented medieval royal genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.