Edward The Elder

   Another name for Edward was King Of England The Elder.

  General Notes:

Edward the Elder, King of England

Born: 869
Acceded: 31 MAY 900, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey
Died: 17 JUL 924, Farndon-on-Dee
Interred: Winchester Cathedral,Winchester,England
Notes:
Reigned 899-924.
He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, and also conqueredMercia
(918) and Northumbria (920).

Father: , Alfred the Great, King West Saxons, b. 849


Mother: , Ealhswith of the Gaini


Married to , Ecgwyn


Child 1: , AEthelstan, King of England, b. 894
Child 2: , Alfred
Child 3: , Edith (St)


Married to , AElflaeda


Child 4: , AElfweard, King of England
Child 5: , Edgifu, b. 902
Child 6: , Edflaed, A nun at Wilton
Child 7: , Edwin, Sub King of Kent?
Child 8: , AElflaeda, A nun at Winchester
Child 9: , AEthelflaeda, Abbess of Romsey
Child 10: , Edhilda
Child 11: , Eadgyth (Edith)
Child 12: , AEthelhild, a recluse
Child 13: , AElfgifu


Married ABT 905 to , Eadgifu (Edgiva)


Child 14: , Edgifu
Child 15: , Edburga (St.), nun at Nunnaminster
Child 16: , Edmund I the Elder, King of England, b. 921
Child 17: , Eadred, King of England, b. CIR 924
Child 18: , Gregory of Einsiedlen, Abbot of Einsiedlen

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Version: 7 Apr 2003 © 1994-2003 Brian Tompsett Sources: bibliographyQuestion?: FAQ

Edward married Eadgifu (Edgiva), daughter of Sigehelm Earl Of Kent and Elfrida. (Eadgifu (Edgiva) was born before 905, died on 25 Aug 968 and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent.)