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• Also Known As : Alfred the Great, Father of the English Navy
• Stories and Notes: Anglo-Saxon king 871–899 who defended England against Danish invasion and founded the first English navy. He succeeded his brother Aethelred to the throne of Wessex in 871, and a new legal code came into force during his reign. He encouraged the translation of scholarly works from Latin (some he translated himself), and promoted the development of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. This ensured that his deeds were recorded in history as legends and we know more about him than any other Anglo Saxon King.
• Stories and Notes: He was superior to all his brothers .. both in wisdom and in all good habits, and furthermore because he was warlike beyond measure and victorious in almost all battles' - Asser's Life of Alfred, 893 AD
• To Lady Kathleen: 29 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 871 to 899; King of England

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Alfred created a series of fortifications to surround his kingdom and provide needed security from invasion. The Anglo-Saxon word for these forts, "burh", has come down to us in the common place-name suffix, "bury." He also constructed a fleet of ships to augment his other defenses, and in so doing became known as the "Father of the English Navy." The reign of Alfred was known for more than military success. He was a codifier of law, a promoter of education and a suppor|er of the arts. He, himself, was a scholar and translated Latin books into the Anglo-Saxon tongue. The definitive contemporary work on Alfred's life is an unfinished account in Latin by Asser, a Welshman, bishop of Sherbourne and Alfred's counsellor. After his death, he was buried in his capital city of Winchester, and is the only English monarch in history to carry the title, "the Great."

Occupation:
He prevented the Danish conquest of England, defeating them at Edington after a campaign of guerrila warfare. After his victory he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and East Anglia provided that Guthrum, their King, was convert ed to Christianity. Alfred built a navy of Warships to defend the south coast against further Danish invasions and protected Wessex with a chain of fortifications. He took London (886),this gaining control of all England except the Danish areas.

Alfred married Ealhswith Mucil in 868 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. Ealhswith (daughter of Earl of Gaine Aethelred Mucil and Eadburga, of Mercia) was born in 852 in Mercia, England; died on 5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Ethelwida, Elfrida
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Aefthryth married Count of Flanders Baldwin, II in 893. Baldwin (son of Count of Flanders Baldwin, I and Judith, of the West Franks) was born in 863; died on 10 Sep 918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Edward, The Elder
• Occupation: King of Wessex
• 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
• Occupation: 899 to 924; King of England

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Occupation:
He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, and also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).

Edward married Ecgwyn, of England in 893. Ecgwyn died in 901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Aelfaeda, of Wiltshire in 899. Aelfaeda (daughter of Ealdorman of Wiltshire Aethelhelm and Aethelglyth, of Mercia) was born in 878; died in 920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Eadgifu, of Kent in 919. Eadgifu (daughter of Ealdorman of Kent Sigehelm) died on 25 Aug 968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Arnulf I, Arnolph I, The Great
• Occupation: Count of Flanders
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Family/Spouse: Countess of Vermandois Adele Alice Quentin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Eadgyth
• Occupation: , Gloucesterhire, England, United Kingdon; On widowhood became a nun at Polesworth Abbey and transferred to Tamworth Abbey, Glocestershire where she was elected Abbess. She was canonised and her feast day is 15th July.
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Edith married King of Dublin Sitric Caoch Sitricsson, II on 30 Jul 925 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Sitric (son of King of Dublin Sitric Halfdansson, I) was born in 871; died in 930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 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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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

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• Also Known As : Eadhild
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Family/Spouse: Count of Neustria Hugh Capet. Hugh (son of King of France Robert, I and Beatrice Quentin) was born in 895 in The Seine, Paris, , , France; died on 16 Jun 956 in Deurdan, Dourdan, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Eadgyth married King of Germany Otto, I in 929. Otto (son of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Henry, I and St. Matilda Saxony, of Saxony) was born on 23 Nov 912; died on 7 May 973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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Died:
in child birth

Edgifu married King of France Charles, III in 919. Charles (son of King of France Louis, II and Adelaide, of Paris) was born in 879; died on 7 Oct 929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 924-924; King of Kent

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• Occupation: Nun

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• Occupation: Nun

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Died:
Drown at Sea

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• Also Known As : The Elder
• Stories and Notes: King of England 939–46. The son of Edward the Elder, he succeeded his half-brother, Athelstan, as king in 939. He succeeded in regaining control of Mercia, which on his accession had fallen to the Norse inhabitants of Northumbria, and of the Five Boroughs, an independent confederation within the Danelaw. He then moved on to subdue the Norsemen in Cumbria and finally extended his rule as far as southern Scotland. As well as uniting England, he bolstered his authority by allowing St Dunstan to reform the Benedictine order. He was killed in 946 at Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, by an outlawed robber.
• To Lady Kathleen: 28 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 939-946; King of England

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He expelled the Norse King Olaf from Northumbria in 944. He supported Dunstan in the reintroduction of the Monastic rule of St. Benedict.

Died:
Murdered: An Outlaw, Leolf, stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustine

Family/Spouse: Saint Aelfgifu, of Shaftesbury. Aelfgifu (daughter of Wynflaed) died in 944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Stories and Notes: King Edred was born in about 923 AD, a son of King Edward the Elder by his third marriage. He succeeded his brother, King Edmund I, in 946. Like both his elder brothers, Edred enjoyed military success over the Vikings. However, Edred was a strongly religious man with bad health (he had a stomach ailment and could barely eat). He died on November 23, 955, at Frome in Somerset, and was buried at Winchester. He was succeeded by his nephew, King Edwy.
• To Lady Kathleen: 29 x great uncle
• Occupation: 946-955; King of England

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• Occupation: Nun

Family/Spouse: Reynbourne de Warwick. Reynbourne (son of Guy Wallingford and Felica de Warwick) was born in 900 in Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Count of Flanders
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Baldwin married Princess of Saxony Maud Billung in 961. Maud (daughter of Duke of Saxony Herman Billung) died on 25 May 1008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Sandies
• Occupation: King of Dublin in Ireland & York & Northumberland
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Family/Spouse: Daughter of Constantine, of Scotland. Daughter (daughter of King of Scotland Constantine, II) was born in 920; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gormflaeth ingen Murchada, of Leinster. Gormflaeth (daughter of King of Leinster Morugh Macfinn and Daughter Of Taidhg, of Connacht) was born in 960; died in 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: King of France
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Hugh married Princess of Aquitaine Adelaide in 969. Adelaide (daughter of Duke of Aquitaine William, III and Adela, of Normandy) was born in 945; died in 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Liutgard married Duke of Lotharingia Conrad in 947. Conrad (son of Count of Worms Werner and Cunigunde, of Germany) died on 10 Aug 955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : d'Outre-Mer
• Occupation: King of France
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Louis married Queen of the Franks Gerberge in 939. Gerberge (daughter of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Henry, I and St. Matilda Saxony, of Saxony) was born in 925; died on 5 May 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Eadwig "The Fair"
• Also Known As : Edwy
• Stories and Notes: King 955-959. Reportedly murdered by Canute. Historians have not treated Eadwig well, and it is unfortunate for him that he ran afoul of the influential Bishop Dunstan early in his reign. Legend has it that his coronation had to be delayed while Dunstan dislodged him from a bed where he was lying between his sweetheart and her equally amorous Mother. Dunstan was, after that incident, never exactly a favourite of Eadwig's, and it may be fair to say that Eadwig even hated Dunstan, for he apparently exiled him soon after this. Eadwig went on to marry Ælgifu, the girl with whom he was keeping company at the time of Dunstan's intrusion. For her part, " the strumpet" was eventually referred to as among "the most illustrious of women", and Eadwig, in his short reign, was generous in making grants to the church and other religious institutions. He died when he was barely 20.
• To Lady Kathleen: 28 x great uncle
• Occupation: 955 to 959; King of England

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Occupation:
He lost Mercia and Northumbria. He forced St. Dunstan into exile. By his tyranical proceedings, the immorality of his private life, his connection with Elgiva alienated the affections of his subjects.

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• Also Known As : Edgar, The Peaceful
• Stories and Notes: King of all England from 959. He was the younger son of Edmund I, and strove successfully to unite English and Danes as fellow subjects. In 973 Edgar of England marched his army north to Chester. His navy meets him there via the Irish Sea. This show of strength persuades the Northern Kings to submit to his overlordship. Legend says he is rowed across the Dee by Kings Kenneth of Alba, Malcolm of the Cumbrians, Magnus of Man & the Isles, Donald of Strathclyde, Iago of Gwynedd, Princes Hywel of Gwynedd, Ithel and Siferth . He recalled St. Dunstan from exile and made him Archbishop of Canterbury and his closest personal advisor. His reign was prosperous and peaceful and he is generally credited with the revival of the English church.
• To Lady Kathleen: 27 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 957; King of Mercia
• Occupation: 957; King of Northumbria
• Occupation: 959 to 975; King of England

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The first King of a united England, which means Mercia, Northumbria and England. He allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organ ising coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships. Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.

Edgar married Queen Consort of England Aelfthryth in 964. Aelfthryth (daughter of Ealdorman Ordgar Devon) was born in 945; died on 17 Nov 1002 in Wherwell Abbey, Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Aethelflaeda, of England. Aethelflaeda died in 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]