Ædgyth or Edith (910 - 26 January 946) was the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and Ælfflæd. Edith's grandfather was Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons (or King of Wessex).
King Athelstan of England sent three of his sisters to Germany, instructing Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor to choose whichever one pleased him best. Otto chose Edith and married her in 929. Her sister Algiva or Adiva (probably the Anglo-Saxon name Ædgifu) was married off to Charles III of France. The other sister Eadhild married Hugh the Great.
Edith and Otto's children were:
- Liutgarde, married Conrad the Red
- Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (930-September 6, 957)
Her tomb is located at the Cathedral of Magdeburg.
Sources
Freytag von Loringhoven, Baron. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten , 1965.
