tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900975960314592181.post2271890637433193297..comments2023-12-04T18:08:04.286+00:00Comments on Scribbling in the margins: Edith Swan-Neck Identifies the King's Body on Senlac HillCarol McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900975960314592181.post-65093536710612637382014-04-23T13:20:41.367+01:002014-04-23T13:20:41.367+01:00Edith Swannesha is generally thought to be the sam...Edith Swannesha is generally thought to be the same as Eadgifu known as Edeva the Fair. Her daughter Gunhilda's alleged lover Count Alan Rufus of Brittany was descended in female line from Melisende of Maine.<br /><br />One genealogy has Melisende descended from Alfred the Great through his son Edward the Elder (who welcomed the Breton court to England when the Vikings overran Brittany) and his daughter Eadgifu of Wessex.<br /><br />Be that as it may (most accounts Melisende's mother is not stated), there is a confirmed - and interesting - descent of Duke Alan IV "Fergant" from King Alfred through Eadgifu of Wessex that leads to Prince Arthur who was reputedly murdered by King John. The first-named persons of each line form the descent:<br /><br />King Alfred of Wessex = Ealhswith of Mercia<br />Edward the Elder = Ælfflæd<br />Eadgifu of Wessex = King Charles III of France<br />King Louis IV of France = Gerberga of Saxony<br />Matilda of France = King Conrad I of Burgundy and of Provence<br />Bertha of Burgundy = Count Odo I of Blois<br />Count Odo II of Blois = Ermengarde of Auvergne<br />Bertha of Blois = Duke Alan III of Brittany (brother of Count Eozen, Alan Rufus's father)<br />Countess Hawise of Brittany (sister of Duke Conan II) = Count Hoel of Kernev (brother of Agnes of Kernev, Alan Rufus's mother)<br />Duke Alan IV “Fergant” of Brittany = Ermengarde of Anjou<br />Duke Conan III of Brittany = Matilda FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England<br />Duchess Bertha of Brittany = Alan Niger II, 1st Earl of Richmond<br />Duke Conan IV of Brittany = Margaret of Huntingdon<br />Duchess Constance of Brittany = Geoffrey, son of King Henry II of England<br />Duke Arthur of Brittany, Normandy, Anjou and Mainezoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900975960314592181.post-66714491826540092892014-02-12T13:51:13.082+00:002014-02-12T13:51:13.082+00:00Wonderful to have this lady finally brought to lif...Wonderful to have this lady finally brought to life.Using historical facts as a basis,this is the nearest we will ever come to know this important character otherwise lost in history. Clive Greatorexnoreply@blogger.com