849 - 901 (52 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Alfred "the Great", King of England was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 28 Oct 901; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Crowned: 871, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England; In 871, he was crowned King of England in Winchester Cathedral.
- Reign: From 871 to 899; King of England
- Military: From 878 to 886; The Danes invaded England and threatened Wessex in 878. After a campaign of guerrilla warfare, Alfred defeated the Danes at Edington in 878. Once his victory had been established, he allowed the Danes to keep their conquests in Mercia and East Anglica provided that their King, Guthrum, converted to Christianity. To keep the coasts safe, he built a navy and used it, and a chain of fortifications, to thwart the Danes in 885 to 886 and 892 to 896. In 886, he captured London, thus gaining control over all of England save for the Dane Law.
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Alfred married Ealhswith of Mercia in 868 in England. Ealhswith (daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough and Eadburh of Mercia) was born about 852 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 904 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Æthelflæd was born in 869 in England; died on 12 Jun 918 in England.
- 3. Edmund was born in 870 in England; died in young in England.
- 4. Edward "the Elder", King of England was born in 875 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- 5. Ælfthryth was born about 877 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 7 Jun 929.
- 6. Æthelgeofu, Abbess of Shaftesbury
- 7. Æthelweard was born in 880; died in 922.
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Generation: 2
3. | Edmund (1.Alfred1) was born in 870 in England; died in young in England. |
4. | Edward "the Elder", King of England (1.Alfred1) was born in 875 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Edward was Bretwala, King of Kings. He was also the King of Wessex.
- Military: From 899 to 902; Alfred died on 26 October 899 and Edward succeeded to the throne, but Æthelwold disputed the succession. He seized the royal estates of Wimborne, symbolically important as the place where his father was buried, and Christchurch, both in Dorset. Edward marched with his army to the nearby Iron Age hillfort at Badbury Rings. Æthelwold declared that he would live or die at Wimborne, but then left in the night and rode to Northumbria, where the Danes accepted him as king.
In 901, Æthelwold came with a fleet to Essex, and the following year he persuaded the East Anglian Danes to invade English Mercia and northern Wessex, where his army looted and then returned home. Edward retaliated by ravaging East Anglia, but when he retreated the men of Kent disobeyed the order to retire, and were intercepted by the Danish army. The two sides met at the Battle of the Holme (perhaps Holme in Huntingdonshire) on 13 December 902. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Danes "kept the place of slaughter", meaning that they won the battle, but they suffered heavy losses, including Æthelwold and a King Eohric, possibly of the East Anglian Danes. Kentish losses included Sigehelm, ealdorman of Kent and father of Edward's third wife, Eadgifu. Æthelwold's death ended the threat to Edward's throne.
- Reign: From 900 to 924; King of England
- Crowned: 8 Jun 900, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England; He was crowned.
- Military: 918; Edward defeated the Danes in 918, taking East Anglia. He conquered Mercia the same year, and Northumbria in 920.
- Last Full Review: 2 May 2021
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Death: Sewell states he died 17 June 924 in Farndon-on-Dee, England.
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Reign:
He was crowned the King of England or Bretwala, that is King of Kings.
Died:
He died while attempting to put down a rebellion by Mercian and Cambrian dissidents.
Buried:
He was buried in the New Minster, a monastery in Winchester whose construction he had ordered in 901. In 1110, his remains were reinterred at Hyde Abbey, but the grave was disturbed during the construction of a prison in 1788 and his bones were lost.
Edward married Ecgwynn about 893. Ecgwynn died in 901 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edward married Ælfflæd about 899. Ælfflæd (daughter of Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire and Æthelgyth of Mercia) was born about 878 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died in 920 in England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edward married Eadgifu of Kent in 919 in Berkshire, England. Eadgifu (daughter of Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent) was born about 896 in Kingdom of Kent; died on 25 Aug 968 in England; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Edmund "the Magnificent", King of England was born about 922; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England.
- 23. Eadred, King of England was born about 924; died on 23 Nov 955 in England.
- 24. Saint Edburga died on 15 Jun 960 in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
- 25. Gregory, Abbot of Einsiedlen
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Generation: 3
8. | Ælfwynn of Mercia (2.Æthelflæd2, 1.Alfred1) was born in say 888. Other Events and Attributes:
- Charter/Grant/Gift: About 904; The first contemporary written evidence of Ælfwynn is dated to around 904, a charter recording the lease of land by Æthelred and Æthelflæd for the traditional three lives—those of Æthelred, Æthelflæd and Ælfwynn—in and around Worcester from Bishop Waerferth and the monks and clerics of Worcester Cathedral.
- Offices Held: From 12 June 918 to Dec 1918; When her mother died on 12 June 918, she became the ruler of Mercia, but only until December. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Here also the daughter of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, was deprived of all control in Mercia, and was led into Wessex three weeks before Christmas. by Edward the Elder. Her accession was the only example of rule passing from one woman to another in the early medieval period in the British Isles.
- Miscellaneous: 919; There is no certain record of Ælfwynn after her removal from power. In Maggie Bailey's view, she probably entered holy orders. It is possible that she is the religious woman named Ælfwynn who is the beneficiary of charter S 535 dated 948 in the reign of King Eadred. Shashi Jayakumar suggests that she may have been the Ælfwynn who was wife of Æthelstan Half-King and foster-mother of the future King Edgar
- Last Full Review: 22 Nov 2021
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Birth:
Her birth was a difficult one, and that this led her mother to abstain from further sexual relations.
Family/Spouse: Edulph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Æthelstan, King of England (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born in 894 in England; died on 27 Oct 939 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: In 924, he was crowned King of England
- Reign: From 924 to 939; King of England
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14. | Æthelhild (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was buried in Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, England; She was a lay sister at Wilton Abbey.
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15. | Eadgifu (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 904; died in 951. Family/Spouse: Frederuna. Frederuna died on 10 Feb 917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Eadgifu married Charles III "the Simple", King of France in 918/19. Charles (son of Louis II "the Stammerer", Holy Roman Emperor and Adelaide of Paris) was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint Fursy, Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.
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Family/Spouse: Heribert, Count of Meaux and Troyes . Heribert died on 980 - 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Ælfgifu (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) Other Events and Attributes:
- History: She was said to have married "a prince near the Alps", likely Boleslaw II "the Pious", Duke of Bohemia or perhaps Conrad "the Pacific", King of Burgundy.
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She was said to have married "a prince near the Alps", likely Boleslaw II "the Pious", Duke of Bohemia or perhaps Conrad "the Pacific", King of Burgundy.
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20. | Ælfæda (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) died in 963 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: She was a nun in Winchester, England.
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22. | Edmund "the Magnificent", King of England (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 922; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 939 to 946; King of England
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History:
In 940, he became the King of England.
Edmund defeated two Norse kings in Northumbria and also defeated the Britons in Strathclyde who had been supporting the Norsemen. He then gave Strathclyde to King Malcolm I of Scotland in return for a treaty of alliance. This ensured a half century of peace between Scotland and Saxon England.
Died:
He was murdered by an outlaw named Leolf who stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustin.
Family/Spouse: Saint Ælfgifu. Ælfgifu died in 944 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Æthelfæd of Domerham. Æthelfæd died after 975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Eadred, King of England (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 924; died on 23 Nov 955 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 946 to 955; King of England
- History: birth - 955
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History:
In 946, he was crowned the King of England.
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24. | Saint Edburga (4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) died on 15 Jun 960 in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England. Notes:
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She was a nun at St. Mary's Abbey, also known as the Nunnaminster.
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26. | Arnold I "the Old", Count of Flanders and Artois (5.Ælfthryth2, 1.Alfred1) was born between 885 and 890 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 27 Mar 965 in Flanders, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also known as Arnold I "the Great."
- Military: say 938; He waged a war in the late 930's against William Longsword, the Duke of Normandy. Some sources state that a peace conference was held in December 942, and that Arnolph arranged for the murder of William Longsword at that time. Other sources state that "Arnolph waged war against William of Normandy, whom he defeated and slew."
Arnold married Adelaide de Vermandois in 934. Adelaide (daughter of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Troyes and Hildebrande of Neustria, Princess of the West Franks) was born about 915; died in 960 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
29. | Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France (15.Eadgifu3, 4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Crowned: 936; He was crowned the King of the Franks in 936.
- Reign: From 936 to 954; King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
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Louis married Gerberga of Saxony in 939. Gerberga (daughter of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim) was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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32. | Ædwig "the Fair", King of England (22.Edmund3, 4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 942 in England; died on 1 Oct 959 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: In 955, he was crowned King of England. He was only about 14 or 15 when he came to the throne, and a choice scandal soon developed. Ædwig left the coronation celebration with Æthelgifu and her daughter Ælfgifu for a private celebration in a bedroom. Both mother and daughter were trying to entice the teenage king into marriage. Abbot Dunstan and Bishop Cynesige found Ædwig "with his crown thrown aside, in the company of the two ladies." After a violent scene, Abbot Dunstan hauled Ædwig, crowned, back to the official feast. Æthelgifu, who was behind the seduction, never forgave Abbot Dunstan and was largely responsible for depriving him of his property and compelling him to leave the country. Ædwig married to Ælfgifu and her mother Æthelgifu appears to have stayed on as a mistress. Everyone was duly shocked and appalled.
- Married: Ælfgifu, the daughter of Æthelgif.
- Reign: From 955 to 959; King of England
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34. | Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England (22.Edmund3, 4.Edward2, 1.Alfred1) was born in 943 in Kingdom of Wessex, England; died on 8 Jul 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Somersetshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 959 to 975; King of England
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History:
In 959, he became the King of England. [see picture below]
Edgar allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws, he promoted a monastic revival and he encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense by organizing coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships.
He had a liaison with St. Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton (circa 945 - 1000) from which they had a daughter, St. Eadgyth, Abbess of Barking, (962 - 984)
Edgar married Æthelfæda the Fair in 961 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edgar married Ælfthryth in 965 in England. Ælfthryth (daughter of Ordgar, Earldorman of Devonshire and Wulfrith) was born in 945 in Devonshire, England; died about 1000 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Edmund was born in 965 in England; died in 970 in England.
- 48. Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England was born in 968 in England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England; was buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
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Family/Spouse: Saint Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Elstrude of Flanders (26.Arnold3, 5.Ælfthryth2, 1.Alfred1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Sigefred the Dan, Count of Guiness. [Sigefred, married Elstrude of Flanders] He died in 965.
Issue:
1. Ardolfus, Count of Guiness
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