
Edith of Polesworth

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Name Edith of Polesworth Birth 895 Gender Female Death Abt 960 Person ID I9869 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 10 May 2025
Family King of York Sigtryggr Blinde Ivarsson, b. Abt 880 d. 927, Yorkshire, England (Age 47 years)
Marriage 30 Jan 925 Staffordshire, England Children + 1. Amlaeb Cuarin Sitricsson, b. Abt 920, England, United Kingdom d. 981, Argyleshire, Scotland
(Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F5272 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Saint Edith of Polesworth (also known as Editha or Eadgyth; d. ?c.960s[ 1 ] ) i s an Anglo-Saxon abbess associated with Polesworth (Warwickshire) a n d T a mworth (Staffordshire) in Mercia. Her historical identity and flor u i t a re uncertain. Some late sources make her a daughter of King Edward t h e E l der, while other sources claim she is the daughter of Egbert of We s s e x. Her feast day is 15 July.