Æthelhelm or Æþelhelm (c. 859–923) was the younger son of Æthelred of Wessex (Æþelræd). Both he and his brother were too young to inherit the throne in 871 and it passed to their uncle King Alfred the Great (Ælfred) who granted them both lands. On Alfred's death in 899 his elder brother Æthelwold contested the succession and was killed. Æthelhelm remained loyal, and is believed to have been Ealdorman of Wiltshire. Two children have been attributed to Æthelhelm: Ælfflæd (c.

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  • Æthelhelm or Æþelhelm (c. 859–923) was the younger son of Æthelred of Wessex (Æþelræd). Both he and his brother were too young to inherit the throne in 871 and it passed to their uncle King Alfred the Great (Ælfred) who granted them both lands. On Alfred's death in 899 his elder brother Æthelwold contested the succession and was killed. Æthelhelm remained loyal, and is believed to have been Ealdorman of Wiltshire. Two children have been attributed to Æthelhelm: Ælfflæd (c. 890–918), consort to King Edward the Elder (c. 871–924), is called by one source daughter of Ealdorman Æthelhelm (although there were several Ealdormen of this name at the time, this has been taken to refer to the Ealdorman of Wiltshire); and Æthelfrith of Wessex (c. 900–927), a landholder, father to four Ealdormen: Æthelstan Half-King, Ælfstan, Æthelwald, and Eadric. Æthelfrith is hypothesized to be son of Æthelhelm because Ealdorman Æthelweard 'the Historian', who is thought to be son of Eadric, called himself 'grandson's grandson' of Æthelhelm's father Æthelred I and held lands originally granted to Æthelhelm by Alfred. From Æthelweard the reconstructed pedigree is traced through Æthelmar Cild (c. 960–1015), a benefactor of Eynsham Abbey; and Wulfnoth Cild (c. 983–1015), Thegn of Sussex; to Earl Godwin, thereby making Æthelhelm ancestor of King Harold II, Godwin's son.
  • Ethelhelm de Wessex nació en el año 870, siendo el menor de los 3 hijos de Etelredo I, rey de Wessex, y de Wulfrida. Al morir su padre, y siendo tanto él como su hermano mayor, Etelwaldo, demasiado jóvenes para sucederlo, es elegido nuevo rey Alfredo el Grande, el cual en compensación les cede grandes extensiones territoriales. Muerto el rey Alfredo, Etelwaldo decide disputarle el trono a su hijo Eduardo, pero muere en batalla. Ethelhelm, al ver la suerte de su hermano, decide no pelear y reconoce a Eduardo como rey, recibiendo en recompensa el título de señor de Wiltshire. Casado con Elswita -de origen desconocido- tiene 2 hijos: Elfleda (890 - †920), la cual se casó con el rey Eduardo el Viejo. Etelfrido (892? - †927). Etelgiva, madre de Elgiva, esposa del rey Edwy el Bello; este parentesco es dudoso, ya que únicamente se sabe que Elgiva era prima de Edwy en 3 grado y bisnieta del rey Etelredo I -siendo esta la razón por la que se anula su matrimonio-, y como solamente se conoce el nombre de su madre, se supone que ella sería hija de Ethelhelm. Murió en 898, a los 28 años de edad.
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  • Æthelhelm or Æþelhelm (c. 859–923) was the younger son of Æthelred of Wessex (Æþelræd). Both he and his brother were too young to inherit the throne in 871 and it passed to their uncle King Alfred the Great (Ælfred) who granted them both lands. On Alfred's death in 899 his elder brother Æthelwold contested the succession and was killed. Æthelhelm remained loyal, and is believed to have been Ealdorman of Wiltshire. Two children have been attributed to Æthelhelm: Ælfflæd (c.
  • Ethelhelm de Wessex nació en el año 870, siendo el menor de los 3 hijos de Etelredo I, rey de Wessex, y de Wulfrida. Al morir su padre, y siendo tanto él como su hermano mayor, Etelwaldo, demasiado jóvenes para sucederlo, es elegido nuevo rey Alfredo el Grande, el cual en compensación les cede grandes extensiones territoriales. Muerto el rey Alfredo, Etelwaldo decide disputarle el trono a su hijo Eduardo, pero muere en batalla.
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