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

Abt 871 - 924  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Edward I "The Elder" King Of ENGLAND
  Suffix	King Of England
  Nickname	The Elder
  Birth	Abt 871	Wessex, England
  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
  Death	17 Jul 924	Farrington (Farndon-On-Dee), Berkshire, England
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, London, England
  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 d. 26 Oct 901, , Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Ealhswith Queen Of ENGLAND, Queen Of England,   b. Abt 852, Mercia, England d. 5 Dec 905 (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	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 d. 27 Oct 939, Gloucester Palace (Age ~ 44 years)
  Family ID	F3633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• 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.