King of England Edward, the Elder

869 - 925  (56 years)

• Name	Edward
  Title	King of England
  Suffix	the Elder
  Relationship	with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
  Birth	869
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Edward, The Elder
  Occupation	King of Wessex
  Occupation	899 to 924
  	King of England
  	He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, and also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).
  Stories and Notes	King of the West Saxons. He succeeded his father Alfred the Great in 899. He reconquered southeast England and the Midlands from the Danes, uniting Wessex and Mercia with the help of his sister Aethelflaed. By the time of his death his kingdom was the most powerful in the British Isles. He was succeeded by his son Athelstan. Edward extended the system of burghal defence begun by Alfred, building new burhs, for example at Hertford and Buckingham, and twin burghs at Bedford and Stamford
  To Lady Kathleen	28 x great grandfather
  Death	17 Jul 925	Farndon-on-Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I2093	Enchanted Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	King of England Alfred, the Great,   b. 849, Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 26 Oct 899, , , England, United Kingdom (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ealhswith Mucil,   b. 852, Mercia, England d. 5 Dec 905, St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	868	Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ecgwyn, of England   d. 901
  Marriage	893
  Children	+ 1. Saint Edith, of England   d. 937   2. King of England Aethelstan,   b. 895   d. 27 Oct 939, Gloucester, England (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Aelfaeda, of Wiltshire,   b. 878   d. 920 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	899
  Children	+ 1. Edhilda, of England   d. 26 Jan 946 + 2. Eadgyth, of England   d. 26 Jan 946, , , , Germany + 3. Edgifu, of England,   b. 904   d. 955 (Age 51 years)   4. King of Kent Aelfweard,   b. 904   d. 924 (Age 20 years)   5. Aelfgifu   6. Eadflaed   7. Eadhild   8. Edwin, of Wessex   d. 933
  Family ID	F1462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family 3	Eadgifu, of Kent   d. 25 Aug 968
  Marriage	919
  Children	+ 1. King of England Edmund, I,   b. 921   d. 2 May 946, Pucklechurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (Age 25 years)   2. King of England Eadred,   b. 924   d. 23 Nov 955, Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (Age 31 years)   3. Saint Eadburth, of Winchester   d. 15 Jun 960   4. Eadgifu
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2012

  
  

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  Death - 17 Jul 925 - Farndon-on-Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Burial - - Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Winchester Cathedral