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Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England was born to [her father] Thored Northumbria.
On 18th March 978 King Edward I of England (age 16) was murdered at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map] when visiting his younger half-brother [her future husband] Æthelred (age 12) and his [Æthelred's] mother [her future mother-in-law] Aelfthryth (age 33). He was buried in Wareham, Dorset [Map] without ceremony. His half brother Æthelred succeeded II King of England.
Around 985 King Æthelred II of England (age 19) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Thored Northumbria. He the son of King Edgar I of England and Aelfthryth Queen Consort England (age 40).
Around 990 [her son] King Edmund "Ironside" I of England was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 24) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He married 1015 Ealdgyth Unknown and had issue.
Between 991 and 1001 [her son] Æthelstan Ætheling Wessex, [her daughter] Unamed Wessex Abbess Wherwell, [her daughter] Wulfhilda Wessex, [her daughter] Aelfgifu Wessex, [her daughter] Eadgyth or Edith Wessex, [her son] Edgar Ætheling Wessex, [her son] Eadwig Ætheling Wessex and [her son] Eadred Ætheling Wessex were born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 25) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England.
In or before 1002 [her son] Ecgberht Ætheling Wessex was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 35) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He died aged three point zero zero zero zero one nine nine nine nine nine nine nine nine three in 1005.
In 1002 [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 36) and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Gunnora Countess Ponthieu. He the son of King Edgar I of England and [her mother-in-law] Aelfthryth Queen Consort England (age 57).
Around 1002 Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England died.
On 23rd April 1016 [her former husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 50) died. His son [her son] Edmund (age 26) succeeded I King of England although tthe Witan meeting at Southampton chose King Cnut of England (age 21).