Edward the Elder of EnglandAge: 63 years871–934
- Name
- Edward the Elder of England
Édouard l'Ancien de Wessex; Eduard der Ältere
- Name
- Édouard l'Ancien de Wessex; Eduard der Ältere
- Type
- also known as
| Birth | between 871 and 877 22 19 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Osburh of Wight of Jutie 876 |
| Marriage | … Ecgwynn — View this family 1 son and 1 daughter about 893 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Æthelstan of England about 894 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage | Ælfflæd of Bernicia — View this family 2 sons and 7 daughters between 899 and 902 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Alfred the Great of England October 26, 899 (Age 28 years) |
| Occupation | king 899 (Age 28 years) |
| Occupation | king 899 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eadgyth of England about 900 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ælfwærd of Wessex — View this family about 900 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ælfwærd of Wessex about 901 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a wife | … Ecgwynn between 901 and 902 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eadgifu of Wessex 903 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Eadgifu of Wessex 905 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ealhswith of Mercia 905 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles III. le simple de France — Eadgifu of Wessex — View this family February 10, 919 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Æthelstan of England — Ælfflæd n — View this family between 917 and 919 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles III. le simple de France — Eadgifu of Wessex — View this family between 918 and 919 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Æthelflæd of the Mercians June 2, 918 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage | Eadgifu of Kent — View this family 2 sons and 1 or 2 daughters about 919 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Edmund I. the Elder of England between 920 and 921 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ælfflæd of Bernicia 920 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Eadred of England 923 (Age 52 years) |
| Occupation | king between 899 and 924 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Ælfwærd of Wessex 924 (Age 53 years) |
| Alfred W. Generation | children easily confused with those of his oldest son Æthelstan*894, who also called Edward |
| Death | July 17, 924 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Sigtryggr Caoch — Eadgyth of England — View this family January 30, 925 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eadgyth of England after 927 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ælfthryth of Wessex June 7, 929 (Age 58 years) |
| Death | July 17, 934 (Age 63 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alfred the Great of England Birth: 849 49 34 — Wantage, Oxfordshire, England Death: October 26, 899 |
| mother |
Ealhswith of Mercia Birth: 852 28 28 Death: 905 |
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Marriage: 868 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Æthelflæd of the Mercians Birth: 870 21 18 Death: June 2, 918 |
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8 years himself |
Edward the Elder of England Birth: between 871 and 877 22 19 Death: July 17, 934 — Farndon, Cheshire |
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-2 years elder sister |
Ælfthryth of Wessex Birth: or abt. 875 per birthorder — 868 19 16 — Wessex, England Death: June 7, 929 |
| Family with Ælfflæd of Bernicia |
| himself |
Edward the Elder of England Birth: between 871 and 877 22 19 Death: July 17, 934 — Farndon, Cheshire |
| wife |
Ælfflæd of Bernicia Birth: baptismal date 20 jun 911 — about 878 33 38 — Wessex, England Death: 920 |
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Marriage: between 899 and 902 — |
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3 years son |
Ælfwærd of Wessex Birth: estimated as after parents' marriage — about 901 30 23 Death: 924 |
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3 years daughter |
Eadgifu of Wessex Birth: 903 32 25 Death: after 955 |
| Family with … Ecgwynn |
| himself |
Edward the Elder of England Birth: between 871 and 877 22 19 Death: July 17, 934 — Farndon, Cheshire |
| wife |
… Ecgwynn Birth: estimated as equal to partner's birth year — about 874 Death: between 901 and 902 |
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Marriage: about 893 — |
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2 years son |
Æthelstan of England Birth: estimated as after parents' marriage — about 894 23 20 Death: October 27, 939 — Gloucester |
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7 years daughter |
Eadgyth of England Birth: about 900 29 26 Death: after 927 |
| Family with Eadgifu of Kent |
| himself |
Edward the Elder of England Birth: between 871 and 877 22 19 Death: July 17, 934 — Farndon, Cheshire |
| wife |
Eadgifu of Kent Birth: estimated a gap of 25 years — about 895 25 Death: after 966 |
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Marriage: about 919 — |
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3 years son |
Edmund I. the Elder of England Birth: between 920 and 921 49 25 Death: May 26, 946 |
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4 years son |
Eadred of England Birth: 923 52 28 Death: November 23, 955 |