Eaburga of Mercia

• Preferred Name: Eaburga of Mercia^{[1] [2]}
  
• Alternate Name: Eadburga
  
• Alternate Name: Eadburh
  
• Alternate Name: Mucil
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: LH2D-YSM
  
• NFS ID: with note: Description: KFX1-1BG NFS
  
• Death: AFT 895 in Wantage, Wessex at LATI: N1.5891 LONG: E1.4267 with note: Asser indicates that after the death of her husband she lived at court (in Wessex) and he saw her often.
  
• Birth: 830 in Lincolnshire, England with note: Standardized Birthplace
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  "Eadburh, from the royal stock of the king of the Mercians."
  Daughter of Coenwulf, King of Mercia. Wife of Æthelred Mucel, ealdorman of the Gaini. Mother in Law of Alfred the Great.
  
  Eadburh and Æthelred had at least two children:
  - Ealdorman Æthelwulf (died 901)
  - Ealhswith (died 5 December 902), in 868 she married Alfred the Great, by whom she had five children who survived to adulthood.
  
  The name Eadburh means "Wealthy Fortress"
  
  According to Asser, Alfred the Great's biographer, the mother of Alfred's wife was "Eadburh, from the royal stock of the king of the Mercians. I often saw her myself with my very own eyes for several years before her death. She was a notable woman, who remained for many years after the death of her husband a chaste widow, until her death". Asser must have admired Eadburh indeed for he identifies her by name, when he did not even identify her daughter, Ealhswith, Alfred's wife, by name any where in his work.
  
  Eadburh's parentage is not known with certainty. The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy and the Henry Project (both respected genealogy research sites) both identify Eadburgh as a possible daughter of Coenwulf, King of Mercia from 796-821.
  
  In "The Earliest English Kings" Kirby identifies Eadburh as the daughter of Coenwulf, King of Mercia. He attributes this information also to Asser (Alfred the Great's biographer) stating "Alfred's wife Ealhswith was descended from Coenwulf through her mother, Eadburh, though Asser does not specify how."
  
  Others speculate that she was born to one of Coenwulf's children but no-one identifies which.
  
  It is important to note that Asser also identifies another woman named "Eadburgh" who was the daughter of Offa, King of Mercia (757-796). Offa's daughter was the wife of King Beorhtric of Wessex (reign 786 to 802). It is certain that this Eadburh was NOT the same as Ealhswith's mother. For Eadburh,
  Ealhswith's mother, is described as "royal noble and chaste" and she also lived at Alfred's court before her death. Asser had nothing but contempt for Eadburh, Offa's daughter, stating she poisoned her husband King Beorhtric, ended up living in exile in Francia, was rejected by King Charlemagne, became abbess of a convent but was expelled from the convent for fornication and ended her days as a street beggar in Italy.
  
  CARE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN NOT TO CONFUSE EADBURH THE DAUGHTER OF COENWULF WITH EADBURH THE DAUGHTER OF OFFA.
  
  === BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - Doc. ===
  BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - Doc. AFN000227 Birth: About 830; ,Of,Mercia,England Marriage: Ethelred Mucil, Eald Gainai
  
  === !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Editio ===
  !Ancestral Roots by Weis, Seventh Edition line 1-15
  
  === Royal Index: Parentage is conjectural, s ===
  Royal Index: Parentage is conjectural, some say the daughter of Coenwulf. She was known to be of the Royal House of Mercia.
  
  === !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLON ===
  !SOURCE: ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF SIXTY COLONISTS WHO CAME TO NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 1623 AND 1650, 6TH ED 1988, PG 2 LINE 1 ITEM 15
  
  === Ancestral File (TM)-ver 4.17 as of 27 Se ===
  Ancestral File (TM)-ver 4.17 as of 27 Sep. 1997
  
  === -Of the royal house of Mercia, in the ce ===
  -Of the royal house of Mercia, in the central part of England. ------------------------------ Reference: Blue 43, page 175
  
  === !GENERAL:Ancestral File (R), Ancestral ===
  !GENERAL:Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), The Churc h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987 , June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
  
  === Information provided by Rick Reagan Ric ===
  Information provided by Rick Reagan Rickape@peoplepc.com
  
  === Eadburga Notes: Parentage is conjectural ===
  Eadburga Notes: Parentage is conjectural, some say daughter of Coenwulf. Father: , Wigmund Mother: , Elfleda Married to Mucil, AEthelred, the Great, Ealdorman of the Gainas Child 1: , Ealhswith of the Gaini Child 2: descent, possible
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
  
  === Parentage is conjectural, some say daugh ===
  Parentage is conjectural, some say daughter of Coenwulf. Eadberg of Mercia Fadburn
  
  === 1st person~researcher verified: Jim You ===
  1st person~researcher verified: Jim Young, P.O. Box 101, Ellsworth, OH, 44416, email: Tyrrian@US5.com
  
  === Parentage is conjectural, some say daugh ===
  Parentage is conjectural, some say daughter of Coenwulf. "Eadburh, descended from the royal race of the kings of the Mercians, a most venerable woman, who for many years after the death of her husband, and until her own decease, remained a chaste widow." --- Florence of Worcester (died c 1117), *A History of the Kings of England* (OR: *The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester*), trans Joseph Stephenson, 1853 (reprinted by Llanerch Enterprises, Felinfach, Lampeter, Dyfed, Wales SA48 8PJ, 1980s (?)), p 52. From same, p 72:
  
  === of the Royal House of Mercia ===
  of the Royal House of Mercia

1. Æthelwulf , b. ABT 848 in Wessex, England     d. ABT 903 in England

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2. Title: Eadburga of Mercia
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