EDWARD
874 - 924 (50 years)Set As Default Person
-
Photos
Documents Edward the Elder - Wikipedia
-
Name EDWARD, Birth 874 Gender Male Differentiator He was the second king of the Anglo-Saxons as this title was created by his father Alfred the Great. Relation to Me 35 GGF Royalty & Nobility Between 899 and 924 King of the Anglo-Saxons Name Edward the Elder Death 17 Jul 924 Person ID I7280 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father GREAT, King of Wessex Alfred the, b. 849, Oxfordshire, England d. 26 Oct 899, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 50 years) Relationship natural Mother EALHSWITH d. 5 Dec 902 Relationship natural Marriage 868 Family ID F1725 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 EADGIFU, b. Abt 901 d. 966 (Age 65 years) Children 1. EDMUND, I, b. 921 d. 26 May 946 (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ AELFGIFUFamily ID F1786 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family 2 AELFFLAED, b. Abt 875 bur. She is reported to have retired to Wilton Abbey, w Children 1. WESSEX, Eadgifu of, b. 902 d. Aft 955 (Age > 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1912 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
-
Notes - Edward is highly regarded by historians. According to Nick Higham: "Edward the Elder is perhaps the most neglected of English kings. He ruled an expanding realm for twenty-five years and arguably did as much as any other individual to construct a single, south-centred, Anglo-Saxon kingdom, yet posthumously his achivements have been all but forgotten." In the view of F. T. Wainwright: "Without detracting from the achievements of Alfred, it is well to remember that it was Edward who reconquered the Danish Midlands and gave England nearly a century of respite from serious Danish attacks.
- Edward is highly regarded by historians. According to Nick Higham: "Edward the Elder is perhaps the most neglected of English kings. He ruled an expanding realm for twenty-five years and arguably did as much as any other individual to construct a single, south-centred, Anglo-Saxon kingdom, yet posthumously his achivements have been all but forgotten." In the view of F. T. Wainwright: "Without detracting from the achievements of Alfred, it is well to remember that it was Edward who reconquered the Danish Midlands and gave England nearly a century of respite from serious Danish attacks.