Æthelstan of Wessex Ealdorman of East Anglia

• Preferred Name: Æthelstan of Wessex Ealdorman of East Anglia^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Religion: Monk of Glastonbury Abbey with note: Soon after the death of king Eadred in 955, he left his position and became a monk at Glastonbury Abbey.
  
• LifeSketch: with note: Description: Æthelstan Mannessune (died c. 986) was a landowner and monastic patron in late 10th-century Anglo-Saxon England, coming from a family of secularised priests. Remembered by Ely Abbey as an enemy, he and his family endowed Ramsey Abbey and allegedly provide FamilySearch.
  
• National Identification: with note: Description: IND3630
  
• Death: 1016 in Mercia, Wessex, England at LATI: N1.2 LONG: E2 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Occupation: duc d'East-Anglie
  
• FSID: KZRV-GQV
  
• Alternate Birth Date and Place: 925 in Denmark at LATI: N6 LONG: E0 with note: Modified 11 November 2016 by Susan Hartfiel
  
• National Identification: with note: Description: 541082930
  
• AFN: with note: Description: FLHC-1W
  
• Birth: 920 in Mercia, East Anglia, England at LATI: N2.5 LONG: E0.25 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Alternate Death Date and Place: 955 in Mercia, Wessex, England at LATI: N1.2 LONG: E2 with note: -- Modified 11 November 2016 by Susan Hartfiel
  
• Occupation: Count of Mercia
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Æthelstan Half-King (fl. 932 – 956) was an important and influential Ealdorman of East Anglia who interacted with five kings of England, including his adopted son Edgar the Peaceful. Many of Æthelstan's close relatives were also involved in important affairs, but soon after the death of king Eadred in 955, he left his position and became a monk at Glastonbury Abbey.
  
  Origins [excerpt]
  Æthelstan was the son of Æthelfrith an Ealdorman, who held lands in Somerset, Berkshire, and Middlesex. His mother was Æthelgyth, daughter of Æthelwulf. His brothers Ælfstan, Æthelwald, and Eadric, were Ealdormen of Mercia, of Kent, and of Wessex, respectively.
  
  Family
  Æthelstan's children included:
  1. Æthelwald (died c. 962), Ealdorman of Essex
  2. Ælfwald, called dux in charters
  3. Æthelwig, Ealdorman
  4. Æthelsige, became king Edgar's chamberlain (died c.986)
  5. Æthelwine, Ealdorman of East Anglia
  
  More information at website:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelstan_Half-King
  
  geni.com AEthelstan Mannessure Birthdate: circa 925 Birthplace: Mercia, England Death: circa 986 (52-69) Mercia, England (United Kingdom) Immediate Family: Son of Manne Father of Ælfwaru Æthelsdotter, of York; Godric; Eadnoth; Ælfwyn and Ælfwaru Occupation: Duke of the East Angles, Danish Duke of East Anglica wiki Athelstan Mannesson (0925 - 0955) Athelstan "Duke of East Angles" Mannesson Born 0925 in Denmarkmap ANCESTORS ancestors Son of Manne Manneson and [mother unknown] [sibling(s) unknown] [spouse(s) unknown] DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Alwara Athelstansdottir (Mercia) of Mercia Died 0955 at about age 30 in Mercia, Wessex, Englandmap
  
  === Ancestral File Number: FLHC-1W !"Ro ===
  Ancestral File Number: FLHC-1W !"Royal Ancestors" by Michel Call, chart #11557.
  
  === Ancestral File Number: FLHC-1W ===
  Ancestral File Number: FLHC-1W
  
  === [hbedwardstree.ged] Danish Duke of of E ===
  [hbedwardstree.ged] Danish Duke of of East Angeles
  
  === Alt Name: Athelstan Minnesson Daniel Du ===
  Alt Name: Athelstan Minnesson Daniel Duke Of East Argles
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.130; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === !GENERAL:GEDCOM file imported on 24 Mar ===
  !GENERAL:GEDCOM file imported on 24 Mar 2003., GEDCOM fil e imported on 24 Mar 2003.
  
  === [benson.FTW] [JoabBlack.FTW] COMPLETED ===
  [benson.FTW] [JoabBlack.FTW] COMPLETED COMPLETED
  
  === !Title: Duke of E. Anglia. ===
  !Title: Duke of E. Anglia.
  
  === Duke of East Anglia, ===
  Duke of East Anglia,
  
  === BIOGRAPHY: Danish Duke of East Anglia
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  BIOGRAPHY: Danish Duke of East Anglia
  
  === !NAME: Athelstan Mannesson, Duke of Eas ===
  !NAME: Athelstan Mannesson, Duke of East Anglia

1. Æthelwine of East Anglia, b. BET 925 AND 985 in England, United Kingdom     d. 992

• m. 949 in Mersea Island, Essex, England

1. AElfwara of Merica Æthelsdotter of York, b. 946 in Mercia, England     d. 31 AUG 1028 in Mercia, England

1. Title: ÆTHELSTAN, son of ÆTHELFRITH & his wife Æthelgyth - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.htm#AethelwoldEastAngliadiedbefore964;
   Note: Chapter 2. EAST ANGLIA ÆTHELSTAN, son of ÆTHELFRITH & his wife Æthelgyth (-956 or after). "Æthelfritho, eius filius Ethelstanus dux" gave Wrington, given to his father by King Edward, to Glastonbury[49]. "Æthelstan dux" subscribed charters of Kings Athelstan and Edmund between 931 and 970[50]. Between 943 and 956, there were two subscribers "Æthelstan dux" in several charters[51], suggesting that there may have been two individuals of the same name during this period. The Chronicon Rameseiensis names "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex"[52]. although Florence of Worcester does not name the parents of these brothers[53]. Ealdorman Æthelwold under his will dated [946/47] bequeathed land at Broadwater, Sussex and South Newton, Wiltshire to his brother Athelstan[54]. m ÆLFWYNN, daughter of --- (-8 Jul 983, bur Chateris, Cambridgeshire). The Chronicon Rameseiensis records that "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex" married "Alfwen" adding that she was later the nurse of King Eadgar and that she later donated "villam de Westona" to the monastery[55]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini names “Alfwen” as wife of “Æthelstani Regis quidam dux Orientalium Anglorum, Æthelstanus halfkineg id est”, and in a later passage her death in 983, her donation of “Weston” to the monastery, and her burial “apud Chateriz”[56]. A manuscript relating to Chateris Monastery records that it was founded by “Alwen, le mere Aylwyn”[57]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “VIII Id Jul” of “Alfwen soror nostra, mater Ailwini ducis, comitissa, quæ dedit Westune”[58]. Æthelstan & his wife had [six] children: 1. ÆTHELWOLD (-before 964, bur Ramsey, Huntingdonshire). The Chronicon Rameseiensis names "primus Æthelwoldus, secundus Alfwoldus, tertius Athelsinus, quartus Æthelwynus" as the four sons of "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex"[59]. The Vita Oswaldi names Æthelstan as father of Æthelwine, Ælfwald, Æthelwald and Æthelwig[60]. Florence of Worcester names him and his three brothers without naming their parents[61]. Ealdorman of East Anglia 956. "Æthelwold dux" subscribed charters of Kings Edmund, Eadwig, and Edgar dated between 940 and 961[62]. In a charter of King Æthelred II, "Æthelwold" is recorded as the previous holder of land at Wylye, Wiltshire which the king then granted to Ælfgar, minister[63], although it is not certain that this was the same person. Simeon of Durham records the marriage of King Eadgar and "the daughter of Ordgar duke of Devonshire after the death of her husband Elfwold…duke of the East Angles" in 964[64]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 971 of “Ethelwoldus comes, frater Ailwini” and his burial at Ramsey[65], although this date is inconsistent with his widow´s remarriage as shown below. [m firstly ---. There is no proof that Æthelwold had an earlier marriage. However, Ælfthryth must have considerably younger than her husband, who was already active in the administration of the country in 940, the earliest date when his name appears in subscription lists of charters, which makes an earlier marriage probable.] m [secondly] as her first husband, ÆLFTHRYTH, daughter of Ealdorman ORDGAR of Devon (Lydford Castle, Devon ([945]-Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire [999/1002], bur Wherwell Abbey). The Vita Oswaldi names Æthelwald as husband of Ælfthryth[66]. She married secondly ([965]) as his second wife, "the Peaceable" Edgar King of England. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the marriage in 965 of King Edgar and Ælfthryth, stating that she was the daughter of ealdorman Ordgar[67]. Simeon of Durham records the marriage of King Eadgar and "the daughter of Ordgar duke of Devonshire after the death of her husband Elfwold…duke of the East Angles" in 964[68]. Roger of Hoveden names her, her father and her first husband, when recording her second marriage[69]. Geoffrey Gaimar records a lengthy account of King Edgar having sent "Edelwoth" to woo "Estrueth la fille Orgar" on his behalf, and Æthelwold having married her without the king´s knowledge[70]. King Edgar granted land in Buckinghamshire to "Ælfgifu que mihi afinitate mundialis cruoris coniuncta" in 966[71]. "Ælfthryth regina" subscribed charters of King Edgar dated between 964 and 974[72]. William of Malmesbury recounts that King Edgar killed Ælfthryth's first husband to enable him to marry her[73]. She was crowned queen with her husband in 973, which was the first instance of the coronation of a queen in England. It was alleged that she was involved in the plot to kill her stepson so her own son could succeed as King[74]. "Ælfthryth regina" subscribed charters of King Æthelred II between 979 and 983[75], and "Ælfthryth regis mater" between 981 and 999[76]. She became a nun at Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire in [985]. Her son King Æthelred II granted privileges to Wherwell Abbey in 1002 for the benefit of her soul[77]. 2. ÆLFWOLD (-14 Apr 990, bur Ramsey, Huntingdonshire). The Chronicon Rameseiensis names "primus Æthelwoldus, secundus Alfwoldus, tertius Athelsinus, quartus Æthelwynus" as the four sons of "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex"[78]. The Vita Oswaldi names Æthelstan as father of Æthelwine, Ælfwald, Æthelwald and Æthelwig[79]. Florence of Worcester names him and his three brothers without naming their parents[80]. Florence of Worcester names him and his three brothers[81]. Florence of Worcester records Ælfwold as "germanus" of Æthelwine, as well as his opposition to the expulsion of the monks from the Mercian monasteries in 975[82]. The Chronicon Rameseiensis records that "dux Ailwinus et eius frater Alfwoldus" defended the monasteries of East Anglia[83]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 990 of “Alfwoldus comes, frater Ailwini”, his donation of “Hotton et Witton, Rippon cum Wenigton, Bithern cum Elinton”, and his burial at Ramsey[84]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “XVIII Kal Mai” of “Ailwoldus comes frater Ailwini ducis, qui dedit Hocton et Withon”[85]. m ÆTHELFLEDA, daughter of --- (-997, bur Ramsey, Huntingdonshire). The Chronicon Rameseiensis records that "Alfild" confirmed donations made by "vir meus Alfwoldus comes frater Ailwyni Aldermanni" and records that "Ædnotho filio filiæ meæ" was punished for mocking St Ivo[86]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 997 of “Ethelfleda comitissa uxor Ethelwoldi fratris Ailwini” and her burial at Ramsey[87]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “VI Id Sep” of “Ailflid comitissa, uxor Oswaldi fratris Ailwini ducis, quæ dedit Welinctune, et Weninctune, et Bitherne, et Riptun”[88]. It is suggested that these inconsistent entries should be interpreted as indicating that Æthelfleda was the wife of Ælfwold, but this is not beyond doubt. At any rate, it is incompatible with other primary source data for her to have been the wife of Æthelwold, Æthelwine´s first brother (see above). Ælfwold & his wife had one child: a) daughter . m ---. One child: i) ÆDNOTH . The Chronicon Rameseiensis records that "Alfild" confirmed donations made by "vir meus Alfwoldus comes frater Ailwyni Aldermanni" and records that "Ædnotho filio filiæ meæ" was punished for mocking St Ivo[89]. 3. ÆTHELSINE (-13 Oct 987, bur Ramsey, Huntingdonshire). The Chronicon Rameseiensis names "primus Æthelwoldus, secundus Alfwoldus, tertius Athelsinus, quartus Æthelwynus" as the four sons of "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex"[90]. Florence of Worcester names him and his three brothers[91]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 987 of “Ethelsinus frater Ailwini” and his burial at Ramsey[92]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “III Id Oct” of “Ailsinus frater Æthelwini ducis”[93]. 4. ÆTHELWINE (-24 Apr [992/93], bur Ramsey, Huntingdonshire[94]). The Chronicon Rameseiensis names "primus Æthelwoldus, secundus Alfwoldus, tertius Athelsinus, quartus Æthelwynus" as the four sons of "Æthelstan Halfkyng, quod est semirex"[95]. The Vita Oswaldi names Æthelstan as father of Æthelwine, Ælfwald, Æthelwald and Æthelwig[96]. Florence of Worcester names him and his three brothers[97]. Ealdorman of East Anglia. "Æthelwine dux" subscribed charters for Kings Edgar, Edward and Æthelred II dated between 964 and 988[98]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records that “sanctus Oswaldus et dux Ailwinus” constructed Ramsey Monastery in 969[99]. Florence of Worcester records that he opposed the expulsion of the monks from the Mercian monasteries founded by King Edgar after the king died in 975 and defended the monasteries[100]. The Chronicon Rameseiensis records that "dux Ailwinus et eius frater Alfwoldus" defended the monasteries of East Anglia[101]. The list of sureties for estates of Peterborough Abbey records that "Æthelsige the earl's uncle" was one of the sureties for gift by "Earl Æthelwine and Abbot Ealdulf"[102]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 993 of “comes Ailwinus”[103]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “VIII Kal Mai” of “Ailwinus comes fundator Ramesiensis monasterii”[104]. Florence of Worcester states that he "excelled his brothers in meekness, piety, goodness and justice"[105]. m firstly ÆTHELFLEDA, daughter of --- (-11 Oct 977). The Chronicon Rameseiensis records donations by "dux Ailwinus pater filiæ maritatæ", including land inherited from "pater Æthefledæ uxoris suæ"[106]. The Genealogia Comitis Ailwini records the death in 977 of “Ethelfleda comitissa uxor Ailwini prima” and her donation of “Saltreiam”[107]. The Libellus de Anniversariis of Ramsey Monastery records the death “V Id Oct” of “Ethelfleda uxor Ailwini ducis prima, quæ dedit Stivecle”[108]. m secondly ÆTHELGIFU, daughter of --- (-985). The Chronicon Rameseiensis records donations by "Athelgiva comitissa"[109]. The Genealogia C
   Page: Identifies Æthelstan, also known as Æthelstan dux, Æthelstan Halfkyng, and Ethelstan. Identified as the son of Æthelfrith and his wife Æthelgyth; also the brother of Ealdorman Æthelwold (died circa 946/947) Married Ælfwynn (Alfwen) identified as the nurse of King Eadgar; Ælfwynn died in 983. Æthelstan & Ælfwynn had 6 children: ÆTHELWOLD Ealdorman of East Anglia, ÆLFWOLD, ÆTHELSINE, ÆTHELWINE, ÆTHELWIG, and possibly ÆLFNOTH. "Æthelstan dux" subscribed charters of Kings Athelstan and Edmund between 931 and 970, suggesting he died after 970
   
2. Title: Wikipedia: Æthelstan Half-King
   Author: Wikipedia
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   Note: Biographical information for Æthelstan Half-King
   
3. Title: Wikiwand: Æthelstan Half-King
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/%C3%86thelstan_Half-King;
   Note: Æthelstan (fl. 932 - 956), was an important and influential Ealdorman of East Anglia who interacted with five kings of England, including his adopted son Edgar the Peaceful. Many of Æthelstan's close relatives were also involved in important affairs, but soon after the death of king Eadred in 955, he left his position and became a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. Origins Æthelstan was the son of Æthelfrith an Ealdorman, who held lands in Somerset, Berkshire, and Middlesex. His mother was Æthelgyth, daughter of Æthelwulf. His brothers Ælfstan, Æthelwald, and Eadric, were Ealdormen of Mercia, of Kent, and of Wessex, respectively. The rise of Æthelstan's family began in the reign of King Edward the Elder, when Æthelfrith, whose family background is presumed to lie in Wessex, was appointed an Ealdorman in southern Mercia. Mercia was then ruled by Edward's sister Æthelflæd and her husband Æthelred. Career Æthelstan seems to have been appointed Ealdorman of East Anglia and other parts by King Æthelstan in about 932, the lands King Æthelstan gave him had mostly been part of the Danelaw which had only been forced out the area after the Battle of Tempsford fifteen years earlier in 917, Æthelstan's brother Ælfstan became Ealdorman of some parts of Mercia at about the same time and both of them may have participated in king Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland in 934, his other brothers Eadric and Æthelwald were witnessing charters as Ealdormen by 940. Æthelstan and his family were supporters of the monastic reforms of Saint Dunstan which introduced the Benedictine rule to Glastonbury. Both Glastonbury, and Abingdon Abbey, were endowed by Æthelstan. Æthelstan's wife was named Ælfwynn. Her family came from the east Midlands. She was foster-mother of King Edgar of England. Ælfwynn's lands would later endow Ramsey Abbey, refounded by Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop Oswald of Worcester, and Æthelstan's son Æthelwine. Byrhtferth of Ramsey, author of a Life of Saint Oswald in the early 11th century, devoted considerable space to Æthelstan's family, several of whom were buried at Ramsey. The epithet Half-King comes from Byrhtferth's writings. Several members of the family were buried, or reburied, at Ramsey. The position of Æthelstan and his brothers in the middle of the 10th century has been compared with the similar dominance of the family of Godwin, Earl of Wessex in the 11th. It is possible that Æthelstan's withdrawal to Glastonbury may not have been a voluntary one. However, the death of Æthelwald in 962 resulted in the family's offices in Wessex passing to their chief rivals, the family of Ealdorman Ælfhere. The result of this was that the two families were roughly equal in influence. Ælfhere's death in the early 970s did not result in a return of the old dominance of Æthelstan's family. Family People associated with Æthelstan's family include Ealdorman Byrhtnoth, whose defeat at the Battle of Maldon is commemorated in verse. Æthelstan's children included: Æthelwald (died c. 962), Ealdorman of Essex, then of East Anglia after his father became a monk. Queen Ælfthryth, daughter of Ealdorman Ordgar, who was later the third wife of King Edgar, was first married to Æthelwald. Ælfwald, called dux in charters. Æthelwig, Ealdorman. Æthelsige, became king Edgar's chamberlain (died c.986). Æthelwine (died 992), Ealdorman of East Anglia after Æthelwald, youngest son of Æthelstan. Chief Ealdorman from 983.