Edward the Elder King of England 
Edward the Elder was born in 0871 in Wessex, England.1 Edward the Elder's father was Alfred the Great King of England and his mother was Ealhswith of the Gaini. His paternal grandparents were Aethelwulf King of Wessex and Osburga of the Isle of Wright; his maternal grandparents were AEthelred Mucil Ealdorman of Mercia and Eadburga of Mercia. He had two sisters named Elfthryth and Ethelflaed. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 53 in August 0924 in Farrington, Berkshire, England.1 General Notes
Acceded 899-924.
Edward 'the Elder'
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.
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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, & also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, & also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, & also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0732 in of Wessex, England
- b.0758 in of Wessex, England d.0788 in Wessex, England
- b.0775 in Wessex, England d.19 NOV 839 in Wessex, England
- d.0762
- b.0762
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 JAN 857/58 in Wessex, England
- b.0788 in England
- b.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 OCT 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.> 0853 in Wessex, England
- b.0871 in Wessex, England d.Aug 0924 in Farrington, Berkshire, England
- d.~ 0840
- b.0825 in of Mercia, England d.0866
- b.0852 in Mercia, England d.5 DEC 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset
- d.0840
- b.0830 in Mercia, England
- d.0823
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Details of Edward the Elder's family with Ecgwyn of Wessex
Details of Edward the Elder's family with AElflaeda of England
Details of Edward the Elder's family with Eadgifu (Edgiva) of Kent
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Further sources/citations:
11615-2.ftw, Royal Genealogies DB, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 1p 2, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 1 pp 1-4
Further sources/citations:
11615-2.ftw, Royal Genealogies DB, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 1p 2, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 1 pp 1-4
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