Athelstan King Of England 
Athelstan was born in 0895. Athelstan's father was Edward I the Elder and his mother was Aethelflaed DE WESSEX. His paternal grandparents were Alfred the Great and Ealhswith Alswitha; his maternal grandparents were Ethelhelm DE WESSEX and Ethelgyth. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Edwin Eadwin, Elfweard, EmilienneAdela or Alaine, Edgiva Eaddyth or Eadgifuns, Ethelhilda, Edhilda, Elfleda and Elgiva. He died at the age of 44 in 0939.General Notes
Athelstan (895-939), king of Wessex (924-939), and the first monarch to take the title of king of England. The grandson of King Alfred, he was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames and seems to have possessed both great ambition and talent. It is supposed that his design was to unite, under his personal rule, the entire island of Britain. On the death of his brother-in-law Sihtric (reigned about 921-926), king of Northumbria, about 926, Athelstan took possession of his dominions. The other kings of the island submitted to him, in some instances voluntarily, and he styled himself Rex totius Britanniae (King of all Britain). A league, composed of Welsh, Scottish, and Danish allies, was formed against him. A fierce and decisive battle was fought (937) at Brunanburh, in which the allies were utterly defeated. After this the renown of Athelstan spread to the Continent. He exhibited a deep interest in the welfare of his people, improved the laws, and encouraged the translation of the Bible into the vernacular.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0758 in Wessex,England d.0786
- b.~ 0775 in 0775 Wessex,England d.4 FEB 839
- b.~ 0806 in 0790Wessex,England d.13 JAN 857 in Stamridge,England
- b.~ 0730 in Narbonne,France d.0793
- b.~ 0788 in Wessex,England
- b.~ 0732 in Swabia,Germany
- b.0849 in Wantage,England d.28 OCT 899/901
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex,England d.0846
- b.Abt 871/872 in Wessex,England d.17 JUL 925 in Faringdon,Barkshire
- b.0849 in Mercia,England d.5 DEC 905
- b.0895 d.0939
- b.~ 0775 in 0775 Wessex,England d.4 FEB 839
- b.~ 0806 in 0790Wessex,England d.13 JAN 857 in Stamridge,England
- b.~ 0788 in Wessex,England
- b.~ 0845 in Wantage,Berkshire,England d.Apr 0871 in 23 Apr 872
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex,England d.0846
- b.~ 0859 d.~ 0898
- b.~ 0878 in Wessex,England d.~ 0919
- b.~ 0806 in 0790Wessex,England d.13 JAN 857 in Stamridge,England
- b.0849 in Wantage,England d.28 OCT 899/901
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex,England d.0846
- b. in Risborough,Buckinghamshire,England d.~ 0903
- b.0849 in Mercia,England d.5 DEC 905
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