Name | Edward'the Elder' | |
Suffix | King of England | |
Born | Abt 871 | Wessex, England ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Occupation | Elder son. King of the English: 26 Oct 899 to 17 Jul 924. Preceded by his father Alfred 'the Great' Was to be succeeded by his son Ælfweard although he was probably never crowned, whereas his son Athelstan was crowned one year later | |
Died | 17 Jul 924 | Farndon, Northamptonshire, England ![]() |
Buried | New Minster, Winchester, Hampshire, England ![]() |
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Person ID | I1748533956 | Red1st |
Last Modified | 20 Dec 2008 |
Father | Alfred (Ælfred)'the Great', King of Wessex and England, b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Ealhswith (Elswitha) of the Gaini, Queen consort of England, b. Abt 852, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England ![]() | |
Married | 868 | Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England ![]() |
Family ID | F672151866 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Ecgwynn, b. Bef 878 | |||||
Married | Abt 893 | |||||
Type: Probably a concubine | ||||||
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Last Modified | 18 Jan 2013 20:25:06 | |||||
Family ID | F672156455 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 | Ælfflæd, Queen consort of England, b. Abt 878, Wessex, England ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Married | Abt 899 | |||||||||||||||||
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Last Modified | 20 Dec 2008 18:55:37 | |||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F672151864 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 | Edgiva (Eadgifu), Queen consort of England, b. Abt 896, Kent, England ![]() | |||||||||
Married | Abt 919 | |||||||||
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Last Modified | 10 Feb 2010 20:16:00 | |||||||||
Family ID | F672151985 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | ![]() | Edward 'the Elder' Detail of an engraving of Edward the Elder (artist unknown) © Dean and Chapter of Westminster |
![]() | Alfred the Great, his son Edward and wife Ealhswith At the Witan, the Assembly of the Wise |
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