Eadhild

Eadhild was an English princess and the second wife of Hugh, duke of the Franks. She was the daughter of Edward the Elder, king of the Anglo-Saxons, and his second wife Ælfflæd. Her marriage to Hugh was a result of a political agreement secured by her half-brother, King Æthelstan, in 926, which was enriched with an exchange of numerous valuable gifts and relics.

Eadhild’s marriage to Hugh had implications for Frankish politics, as it disrupted a potential alliance between Hugh and Count Herbert of Vermandois, which was a threat to her full sister Eadgifu’s position. Despite the political significance of her marriage, Eadhild died childless in 937, leaving no direct descendants to influence the ongoing power dynamics.