Ealswitha (o. 852. – 905.) bila je kći Æthelreda Mucila, ealdormana plemena Gaini i Eadburh, koja je možda bila potomak kralja Coenwulfa.Keynes & Lapidge, Asser, str. 77, 240, 241; Cyril Hart, Æthelstan, str. 116, Postala je „kraljica” 868.Marios Costambeys, Ealhswith udajom za Alfreda Velikog.Keynes, Simon; Lapidge, Michael (1983.). Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources. Penguin Classics. . Imali su nekoliko djece: Æthelflæd, majka gospe Ælfwynn Æthelgifu Eduard I. Stariji Ælfthryth Æthelweard
Nakon smrti svoga muža, Ealswitha se zaredila. Nakon smrti je pokopana u Winchesteru, u samostanu Nunnaminster koji je osnovala s mužem.
Izvori
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