King of England Aethelstan
895 - 939 (44 years)
Generation: 1
1. King of England Aethelstan was born in 895; died on 27 Oct 939 in Gloucester, England; was buried in Monastery at Malmesbury, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. Other Events and Attributes:
- Stories and Notes: King of England 924–39. The son of Edward the Elder, Athelstan brought about English unity by ruling both Mercia and Wessex. He defeated an invasion by Scots, Irish, and the men of Strathclyde at Brunanburh in 937. He overcame the Scandinavian kingdom based in York and increased English power on the Welsh and Scottish borders.
- To Lady Kathleen: 28 x great uncle
- Occupation: 924 to 939; King of England
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Occupation:
He was the first King to be crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames. His fame stemmed from his conquests in Cornwall and Wales, and his defeat of a combined force of Scots, Welsh and Vikings at the battle of Brunanburh in 938