Edward the Elder, King of England

869 - 924  (55 years)

• Name	Edward the Elder   [1]
  Suffix	King of England
  Born	869	Wessex, England
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	31 May 900	Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, Great Britain
  _FSFTID	9CXJ-22Y
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=9CXJ-22Y
  Died	17 Jul 924	Farndon-On-Dee, Cheshire England
  Buried	Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England
  Notes	«u»Old English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_language>«/u»: «b»«i» se Ieldra«/b»«/i») http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder Acceded: 31 MAY 900, Kingston-upon-Thames, Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, and also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920). «b»http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01792«/b» «u»«b»See his biography:«/b» «/u»http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/edwardelder.html Before Edgifu, mother Aelflaeda Edhilda, mother Aelflaeda The new one is Edmund I the Elder, King of England, mother Eadgifu (Edgiva )
  Person ID	I3872	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Alfred the Great, King of West Saxons,   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England ,   d. 28 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ealhswith of the Gaini,   d. 5 Dec 905, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset
  Married	868	Winchester, England
  Family ID	F1380	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ecgwyn,   d. Abt 901
  Children	1. AEthelstan, King of England,   b. 894,   d. 27 Oct 939, Gloucester, England  (Age 45 years)   2. Alfred,   d. Winchester, England   3. Edith (St),   d. 937
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F1379	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	AElflaeda,   d. 920
  Children	1. AElfweard, King of England,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edgifu (Eadgifu) of Wessex,   b. 902, Wessex, England ,   d. Abt 951  (Age 49 years)   3. Edflaed, A Nun At Wilton,   bur. Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire   4. Edwin, Sub King of Kent,   d. 933   5. AElflaeda, A Nun At Winchester,   d. Abt 963, Winchester, England   6. AEthelflaeda, Abbess of Romsey,   bur. Romsey Abbey, Hampshire   7. Edhilda,   d. 26 Jan 946   8. Eadgyth (Edith),   b. 910,   d. 26 Jan 946, Germany  (Age 36 years)   9. AEthelhild A Recluse,   bur. Romsey Abbey, Hampshire   10. AElfgifu,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F1115	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Eadgifu (Edgiva),   b. Bef 905,   d. 25 Aug 968  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Abt 905
  Children	1. Edgifu,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edburga (St.), Nun At Nunnaminster,   d. 15 Jun 960   3. Edmund I the Elder, King of England,   b. 921,   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Dorset, England  (Age 25 years)   4. Eadred, King of England,   b. Abt 924,   d. 23 Nov 955, Frome, Somerset  (Age ~ 31 years)   5. Gregory of Einsiedlen, Abbot of Einsiedlen,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F1616	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		A coin from Edward the Elder's reign
  		Edward I the Elder
  		Diagram based on the information found on Wikipedia

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).