Ælfgifu of York

Ælfgifu of York
Queen consort of the English
Tenurec. 985 - c. 1001
Diedc. 1001
SpouseÆthelred the Unready
IssueÆthelstan Ætheling
Ecgberht Ætheling
Edmund Ironside
Eadred Ætheling
Eadwig Ætheling
Edgar Ætheling
Ælfgifu
Eadgyth
FatherThored, Ealdorman of York

Ælfgifu of York (died c. 1001) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready, King of the English. They had many children together, including Edmund Ironside. It is most probable that Ælfgifu was a daughter of Thored, Earl of southern Northumbria and his wife, Hilda.