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 Mercia 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 was an only child. He died in Fardon, Northamptonshire, England.1 General Notes
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Acceded 899-924.
Edward 'the Elder'
Well-trained by Alfred, his son Edward 'the Elder' (reigned 899-924) wasa
bold soldier who defeated the Danes in Northumbria at Tettenhall in
910and was acknowledged by the Viking kingdom of York. The kings
ofStrathclyde and the Scots submitted to Edward in 921. By military
successand patient planning, Edward spread English influence and control.
Muchof this was due to his alliance with his formidable sister
Aethelflaed,who was married to the ruler of Mercia and seems to have
governed thatkingdom after her husband's death.
Edward was able to establish an administration for the kingdom ofEngland,
whilst obtaining the allegiance of Danes, Scots and Britons.Edward died
in 924, and he was buried in the New Minster which he had hadcompleted at
Winchester. Edward was twice married, but it is possiblethat 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, &
alsoconquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, &
alsoconquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, &
alsoconquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- 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.0876 in Wessex, England
- b.0871 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 925 in Fardon, Northamptonshire, 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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They had a son named Edmund I the Magnificent.
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Children
Edmund I the Magnificent King of England
Edmund I the Magnificent was born in 0920 in Wessex, England.1 He died in Pocklechurch, England.1
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