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Male Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex Click to view Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex in the family tree

Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex was born in 0875 in Wessex,England.1   Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex's father was Alfred 'the Great' King of England and his mother was Lady Lady Eahlswith (Alswitha) of Mercia.  His paternal grandparents were Aethelwulf King of Wessex, Kent & England and Lady Lady Osburh Wessex. He had two sisters named Aethelflaed Lady of and Aelfthryth of Princess of England.  He was the second oldest of the three children.  He died at the age of 49 in July 0924 in Farrington,Berkshire,England.  He was buried in Winchester,Hampshire,England.1 


Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex's first family with Eadgifu (Edgiva) of Kent

‌Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex and Eadgifu (Edgiva) of were married in a religious ceremony in 0919 in Berkshire,England.  They had a son named Edmund I 'the Deed Doer' King of England.


Edward 'the Elder' King of England and Wessex's second family with Aelflaed Queen of England

They had two daughters named Edgiva (Eadgifu, Aedgifu) of Princess of England and St. Eadgyth of Princess of England.

1 Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Known Lineage of John  of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kin(Royalty for Commoners)
Further source/citation:
Pedigree Resource File CD 6

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