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Edward I "The Elder" King Of ENGLAND, King Of England

Edward I "The Elder" King Of ENGLAND, King Of England

Male Abt 871 - 924  (~ 53 years)

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  • Name Edward I "The Elder" King Of ENGLAND 
    Suffix King Of England 
    Nickname The Elder 
    Born Abt 871  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    AFN 9GB3-CL 
    Titled Between 899 and 924 
    • King of Wessex
    Event 8 Jun 900 
    • Crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames
    Alt. Death 924 
    Alt. Death 
    • , Farrington, Berkshire, England
    Relationship (J,M&L)
    • 37th Great-grandparent
    Name The Elder 
    _UID 2F1F67A1F28949879ADEAF6B10F482D58E6C 
    Died 17 Jul 924  Farrington (Farndon-On-Dee), Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Winchester Cathedral, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7173  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Father Alfred "The Great" King Of ENGLAND, King Of England,   b. Abt 848, Of, Wantage, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 901, , Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Ealhswith Queen Of ENGLAND, Queen Of England,   b. Abt 852, Mercia, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 905  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married 868 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Family ID F3632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Egwina Of WESSEX,   b. Abt 870,   d. Abt 901  (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Children 
     1. Athelstan King Of Wessex And ENGLAND,   b. Abt 895, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 939, Gloucester Palace Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F3633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elfleda Of ETHELHELM, Queen Of England,   b. Abt 878, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 920  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married Between 901 and 902  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ethelweard (Elfwerd) King Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 900, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 924, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years)
     2. Elgiva (Hemma) Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 902, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1005  (Age ~ 103 years)
     3. Edwin Subregulus Of Kent Prince Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 902, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 933, Drowned In The English Channel (Maybe By Order Of His Half-Brother King Athelstan) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years)
     4. Edgifu Ogive Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 904, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 951  (Age ~ 48 years)
     5. Ethelhilda Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 906, , Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ethile (Eadhilde) Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 908, Of, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 937, , France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
     7. Edith (Edgyth) Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 910, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 947  (Age ~ 37 years)
     8. Edburh Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 918, , Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 960  (Age ~ 42 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F3634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Edgiva Of KENT,   b. Abt 905, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 968, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 920  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edmund I "The Magnificent" King Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 922, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 946, Murdered At Pucklechurch, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years)
     2. Edred King Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 924, , Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 955  (Age ~ 31 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F3635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Well-trained by Alfred, his son Edward 'the Elder' (reigned 899-924) was a bold soldier who defeated the Danes in Northumbria at Tettenhall in 910 and was acknowledged by the Viking kingdom of York. The kings of Strathclyde and the Scots submitted to Edward in 921. By military success and patient planning, Edward spread English influence and control. Much of this was due to his alliance with his formidable sister Aethelflaed, who was married to the ruler of Mercia and seems to have governed that kingdom after her husband's death.

      Edward was able to establish an administration for the kingdom of England, whilst obtaining the allegiance of Danes, Scots and Britons. Edward died in 924, and he was buried in the New Minster which he had had completed at Winchester. Edward was twice married, but it is possible that his eldest son Athelstan was the son of a mistress.