Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon

Ordgar (died 971) was Ealdorman of Devon in England. He was a great West Country landowner and apparently a close advisor Digressions in William of Malmesbury's Gesta pontificum Anglorum More substantial references in Geoffrey Gaimar's L'Estoire des Engles regarding the love affairs and marriages of his daughter Ælfthryth

Gaimar's account According to Gaimar, Ordgar was the son of an ealdorman, and owned land in every parish from Exeter in Devon to Frome in Somerset. He married an unknown lady of royal birth, by whom he had a daughter Ælfthryth. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography draws a conclusion that Ordgar was "clearly a figure of some importance" to have secured such a match. but the modern consensus is that it was wholly the foundation of his son Ordwulf in 974; the charter of confirmation was granted in 981 by King Æthelred, Ordwulf's nephew.

Death and burial Ordgar died in 971. According to William of Malmesbury, he was buried with his son Edulf at Tavistock, Devon, but according to Florence of Worcester, he was buried at Exeter.

Issue The name of Ordgar's wife is not known; however, he is known to have issue: Ordwulf (died after 1005), High Reeve of Devon Ælfthryth, Queen Consort of England, married King Edgar of England. Edulf (died 971 or before), was of gigantic strength and stature.