Ordgar of DevonAge: 91 years880–971
- Name
- Ordgar of Devon
| Birth | between 880 and 925 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ælfthryth of Devon about 945 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar “il Pacifico” of Wessex — Ælfthryth of Devon — View this family 965 (Age 85 years) |
| Death | 971 (Age 91 years) |
| Burial | |
| Title | Ealdorman, of Devon yes |
| Ordgar of Devon + … … |
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Ordgar of Devon Birth: between 880 and 925 Death: 971 |
| daughter |
Ælfthryth of Devon Birth: about 945 65 — Lydford Castle, Devon Death: between 999 and 1002 — Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire |
| Note | http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.ht m ORDGAR (-971, bur Exeter). The root "Ord-" in his name suggests a f amily relationship with Ordmær: maybe they were brothers. Ealdorman o f Devon. "Ordgar dux" subscribed charters of King Edgar dated betwee n 964 and 970 [1], one charter dated 966 specifying that he was "Ordga rus dux Domnoniæ" [2]. Simeon of Durham records the death in 971 of " Ordgar duke of Devonshire the father-in-law of King Eadgar" and his bu rial at Exeter [3]. His death in 971 is recorded by Roger of Hoveden [ 4]. m ---. The name of Ordgar's wife is not known. [1] S 724, S 737 , S 741, S 746, S 758, S 766 and S 779. [2] S 741. [3] Simeon of Dur ham, p. 507. [4] Roger of Hoveden I, p. 63. |