DEVON Ordgar

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• Name	DEVON Ordgar
  Birth	Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	0971	Exeter, Devon, England
  Notes	Ordgar's parents are unknown, as are his birth date and the name of his wife.[1] He had two children: Ælfthryth, who married, first, Æthelwold and then, in about 964, King Edgar.[2][3] Ordwulf[4] Around the time of his daughter's second marriage, King Edgar appointed him Ealdorman of Devon,[5] serving from about 964 to his death.[6][4] Ordgar died in 971 and was buried at Exeter.[4][7][8] Research Notes William Harding, in his 1845 book, states that some historians named Ordgar's father as Alpsius. There is no good evidence to support this relationship. Harding also gives his residence as Harewood near Tavistock. As Harding has confused different people, no great reliance can be placed on what he says.[9] William of Malmesbury erroneously states that Ordgar founded, and was buried at, Tavistock Abbey,[4] and Harding says the same.[9] Sources ↑ Charles Cawley. ORDGAR (-971, bur Exeter), entry in "Medieval Lands" database (accessed 25 March 2021). ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Ælfthryth (d. 999x1001)', print and online 2004, available online on subscription and via some libraries ↑ Michael Swanton (translator and editor). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, revised edition, Phoenix Press, 2000, p. 119 ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Ordgar (d.971)', print and online 2004, web, viewable on subscription and via some libraries ↑ Frank Stenton. Anglo-Saxon England, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 1971, p. 372 ↑ Douglas Henson. A Guide to Late Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon Books, 1998, p. 126 ↑ The Chronicle of John of Worcester (formerly attributed to Florence of Worcester) in Joseph Stevenson, The Church Historians of England, Vol. II, part I, Seeleys, 1853, p. 247, Internet Archive ↑ Joseph Stevenson (translator). The Historical Works of Simeon of Durham, Seeleys, 1855, p. 507, Internet Archive ↑ 9.0 9.1 William Harding. The History of Tiverton, in the County of Devon, 1845, Book II, p. 9, Google Books Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for 'Ordgar (d.971)', print and online 2004 Wikipedia: Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon
  Person ID	I59215	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. DEVON Ælfthryth,   b. 0947, Devon, England d. Abt 1000, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 52 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026