| Eadgifu of Wessex | |
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 A 15th-century depiction of Eadgifu of Wessex, with her sonLouis IV | |
| Queen consort of the West Franks | |
| Tenure | 7 October 919 – 922 |
| Died | in or after 951 |
| Spouse | Charles III of France Herbert III of Omois |
| Issue | Louis IV of France |
| House | Wessex |
| Father | Edward the Elder |
| Mother | Ælfflæd |
Eadgifu orEdgifu (d. in or after 951), also known as Edgiva or Ogive (Old English:Ēadgifu), was Queen of the West Franks as the wife of KingCharles the Simple. She was a daughter ofEdward the Elder, King ofWessex andEngland, and his second wifeÆlfflæd.[1]
Eadgifu was one of three West Saxon sisters married to Continental rulers: the others wereEadgyth, who marriedOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor andEadhild, who marriedHugh the Great. Eadgifu became the second wife ofCharles the Simple (more correctly "the Straightforward") King of the West Franks, whom she married between 917 and 919 after the death of his first wife. Eadgifu was mother to KingLouis IV of France.[1]
In 923 Charles III was deposed after being defeated at theBattle of Soissons, and he was taken prisoner by CountHerbert II of Vermandois. To protect her son's safety, Eadgifu took Louis to England in 923 and he was brought up at the court of her half-brother, KingÆthelstan of England. Because of this, Louis became known as Louis d'Outremer ("from over the sea"). He stayed there until 936, when he was called back to France to be crowned King. Eadgifu accompanied him.[2]
She retired to a convent in Laon.[3] In 951,Herbert the Old, Count of Omois, abducted and married her, to the great anger of her son.[4] She died at Soissons on 26 December in an unknown year and is not recorded after 951.[1]
Eadgifu of Wessex Died: in or after 951 | ||
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| Preceded by | Queen of the West Franks 917/919–923 | Succeeded by |
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