Edward the Elder (870s? – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred I.
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King of the Anglo-Saxons Reign: 26 October 899 - 17 July 924 Coronation: 8 June 900, Kingston upon Thames Predecessor: Alfred the Great Successor: Æthelstan (or Ælfweard, disputed)
Born: 870s? Died: 17 July 924 Farndon, Cheshire, Mercia Burial: New Minster, Winchester, later translated to Hyde Abbey Spouse: Ecgwynn Ælfflæd Eadgifu Issue: Æthelstan, King of England. Edith. Ælfweard. Edwin. Æthelhild. Eadgifu, Queen of the West Franks. Eadflæd. Eadhild, Duchess of the Franks. Eadgyth, Queen of the East Franks. Ælfgifu. Edmund I, King of England. Eadred, King of England. Saint Eadburh of Winchester. Eadgifu. House: Wessex Father: Alfred the Great Mother: Ealhswith __________________________________ Ecgwynn or Ecgwynna (Old English Eċġwynn, lit. "sword joy"; fl. 890s), was the first consort of Edward the Elder, later King of the English (reigned 899–924), by whom she bore the future King Æthelstan (r. 924–939), and a daughter who married Sihtric Cáech, Norse king of Dublin, Ireland, and Northumbria. Almost nothing is known about her background and life. Not even her name is given in any sources until after the Norman Conquest. The first to record it is William of Malmesbury, who presents it in Latinised guise as Egwinna and who is in fact the principal source for her existence.
Floruit: 890s Spouse: Edward the Elder Issue: Æthelstan, King of England. Edith. __________________________________ Ælfflæd (fl. early 10th century) was the second wife of the English king Edward the Elder.
Tenure: c. 899 - c. 919 Spouse: Edward the Elder Issue: Ælfweard. Edwin. Æthelhild. Eadgifu, Queen of the West Franks. Eadflæd. Eadhild, Duchess of the Franks. Eadgyth, Queen of the East Franks. Ælfgifu. Father: Æthelhelm __________________________________ Eadgifu of Kent (also Edgiva or Ediva; in or before 903 – in or after 966) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex.
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Consort of the King of the Anglo-Saxons Tenure: c. 919 - 17 July 924
Born: c. 902/903 Died: c. 968 (aged 64-66) Spouse: Edward the Elder Issue: Edmund I, King of England. Eadred, King of England. Eadburh. Eadgifu. Father: Sigehelm __________________________________
