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Edward the Elder, King of England

Edward the Elder, King of England

Male 869 - 924  (55 years)


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  1. 1.  Edward the Elder, King of EnglandEdward the Elder, King of England was born in 869 in Wessex, England (son of Alfred the Great, King of West Saxons and Ealhswith of the Gaini); died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon-On-Dee, Cheshire England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.

    Family/Spouse: Ecgwyn. Ecgwyn died about 901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. AEthelstan, King of England was born in 894; died on 27 Oct 939 in Gloucester, England; was buried in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire.
    2. Alfred died in Winchester, England.
    3. Edith (St) died in 937.

    Family/Spouse: AElflaeda. AElflaeda (daughter of AEthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire and Elswitha) died in 920; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. AElfweard, King of England and died.
    2. Edgifu (Eadgifu) of Wessex was born in 902 in Wessex, England; died about 951.
    3. Edflaed, A Nun At Wilton was buried in Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire.
    4. Edwin, Sub King of Kent died in 933; was buried in St. Bertin's Abbey, Flanders.
    5. AElflaeda, A Nun At Winchester died about 963 in Winchester, England; was buried in Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire.
    6. AEthelflaeda, Abbess of Romsey was buried in Romsey Abbey, Hampshire.
    7. Edhilda died on 26 Jan 946.
    8. Eadgyth (Edith) was born in 910; died on 26 Jan 946 in Germany; was buried in St Maurice Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany.
    9. AEthelhild A Recluse was buried in Romsey Abbey, Hampshire.
    10. AElfgifu and died.

    Edward married Eadgifu (Edgiva) about 905. Eadgifu (daughter of Sigehelm of Kent, Ealdorman of Kent) was born before 905; died on 25 Aug 968; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edgifu and died.
    2. Edburga (St.), Nun At Nunnaminster died on 15 Jun 960; was buried in Pershore Abbey, Worcester.
    3. Edmund I the Elder, King of England was born in 921; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Dorset, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.
    4. Eadred, King of England was born about 924; died on 23 Nov 955 in Frome, Somerset; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
    5. Gregory of Einsiedlen, Abbot of Einsiedlen and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alfred the Great, King of West SaxonsAlfred the Great, King of West Saxons was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England (son of AEthelwulf, King of England and Osburga); died on 28 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, England.

    Alfred married Ealhswith of the Gaini in 868 in Winchester, England. Ealhswith (daughter of AEthelred Mucil, The Great, Ealdorman of The Ga and Eadburga) died on 5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ealhswith of the Gaini (daughter of AEthelred Mucil, The Great, Ealdorman of The Ga and Eadburga); died on 5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England.
    Children:
    1. Lady of Mercia AEthelflaed was born in 869; and died.
    2. 1. Edward the Elder, King of England was born in 869 in Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon-On-Dee, Cheshire England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
    3. Edmund was born about 870; and died.
    4. AEthelgeofu of Shaftesbury, Abbess of Shaftes. and died.
    5. Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, Princess of Wessex was born in 873 in Wessex, England; died on 7 Jun 929 in French Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in St. Peters Abbey, Ghent, Belgium.
    6. AEthelweard was born in 880; died on 16 Oct 922.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  AEthelwulf, King of EnglandAEthelwulf, King of England was born in 795 in Aachen, Kaln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (son of Ecgbert III of Wessex, King of Wessex and Redburga, Queen Consort of Wessex, Frankisk prinsesse); died on 13 Jan 858 in Stamridge, Wessex; was buried in Steyning Church, then the Old Minster, Winchester. Hampshire, England, Bones now in Winchester Cathedral.

    AEthelwulf married Osburga about 830, and was divorced. Osburga (daughter of Oslac the Thane of Isle of Wight, Grand Butler of England) died in 846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Osburga (daughter of Oslac the Thane of Isle of Wight, Grand Butler of England); died in 846.
    Children:
    1. Athelstan, King of Kent died in 854.
    2. AEthelbald, King of England was born about 834; died on 20 Dec 860; was buried on 25 Dec 860 in Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, England.
    3. AEthelbert, King of England was born about 836; died in 866; was buried in Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, England.
    4. AEthelred I, King of England was born about 840; and died.
    5. AEthelswyth, Nun died in 889 in Paris, France; was buried in Pavia, Italy.
    6. Judith died about 910.
    7. 2. Alfred the Great, King of West Saxons was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 28 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, England.

  3. 6.  AEthelred Mucil, The Great, Ealdorman of The Ga (son of Mucel); died in 866.

    AEthelred + Eadburga. Eadburga (daughter of Wigmund and Elfleda) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eadburga (daughter of Wigmund and Elfleda); and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Ealhswith of the Gaini died on 5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ecgbert III of Wessex, King of Wessex was born about 775 in Wessex, England (son of Ealhmund of Kent, Under-King of Kent and Daughter of Kent); died on 4 Feb 839; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.

    Ecgbert + Redburga, Queen Consort of Wessex, Frankisk prinsesse. Redburga was born in 774; died on 13 Jan 857 in Wessex , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Redburga, Queen Consort of Wessex, Frankisk prinsesse was born in 774; died on 13 Jan 857 in Wessex , England.
    Children:
    1. Editha, Abbess of Polesworth died in 871 in Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire; was buried in Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire.
    2. Athelstan, Sub King of Kent died about 851.
    3. 4. AEthelwulf, King of England was born in 795 in Aachen, Kaln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 13 Jan 858 in Stamridge, Wessex; was buried in Steyning Church, then the Old Minster, Winchester. Hampshire, England, Bones now in Winchester Cathedral.

  3. 10.  Oslac the Thane of Isle of Wight, Grand Butler of England (son of possible descent); and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Osburga died in 846.
    2. possible descent and died.

  4. 12.  Mucel (son of Esne); died about 840.
    Children:
    1. 6. AEthelred Mucil, The Great, Ealdorman of The Ga died in 866.

  5. 14.  Wigmund and died.

    Wigmund + Elfleda. Elfleda (daughter of Ceolwulf of Mercia, King of Mercia) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Elfleda (daughter of Ceolwulf of Mercia, King of Mercia); and died.
    Children:
    1. Wistan (St.) and died.
    2. 7. Eadburga and died.



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