Elfrida Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Elfrida, based on 2 World History Database records associated with England.

2 records975–9782 events2 places

Chronological biography

975

Succession975

House / House of Wessex · Queen · Wessex

Edwards accession to the throne is contested by a party headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred to become King

978

Assassination of Edward the Martyr18 March 978

House / House of Wessex · Queen · Corfe Castle

King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready

Titles and roles

Queen

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.