King Alfred ("the Great") of Wessex & Queen Ealhswith of the Gaini
"the Great"
and
Ealhswith
were married in a religious ceremony in 0868. They had three sons and two daughters, named
"the Elder"
,
Athelstan
,
Edward
,
Ethelfleda
and
Ethelswida
.
Personal Details
King Alfred ("the Great") of Wessex
Alfred, known as "the Great", was born on May 12th, 0849 in
Wantage, Berkshire, England
. He died at the age of 50 on October 26th, 0899 in
Winchester, Hampshire, England
. He was buried in
Winchester
.
Queen Ealhswith of the Gaini
Ealhswith was born about 0852 in
Mercia, England
. She died on December 5th, 0905 in
St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England
.
Children
Princess Ethelfleda of England
Ethelfleda was born about 0869 in
Wessex, England
. She died on June 12th, 0918 in
St. Peters, Gloucestershire, England
.
King Edward ("the Elder") d'Angleterre I of England
Edward, known as "the Elder", was born in 0869 in
Wessex, England
. He died at the age of 55 on July 17th, 0924 in
Farrington, Berkshire, England
.
Princess Ethelswida of England
Ethelswida was born about 0877 in
Wessex, England
. She died on June 7th, 0929 in
Flanders, Nord, France
.
King Athelstan of the Saxons
Athelstan was born in 0878.
King Edward I of the West Saxons
Edward was born in
Kent, England
. He died on July 17th, 0924 in
Farndon-on-Dee, Cheshire, England
. He was buried in
Winchester Cathedral
.
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