875 - 924 (49 years)
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Name |
Edward Den I Den ELDRE |
Birth |
875 |
England |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
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Residence |
England |
Death |
924 |
Notes |
- Edvard 1, død 924, sønn av Alfred den store, kuet danene, den første konge over hele England.
Edward the Elder (died 924), King of Wessex (899-924), son of King Alfred. He succeeded as king of the Angles and Saxons in 899, despite a rebellion led by his cousin Ethelwald with the support of the Danes of Northumbria and East Anglia. Afte r a protracted struggle he defeated the Danes, and in 912, on the death of his brother-in-law Ethelred, alderman of Mercia, he annexed the cities of London and Oxford and their environs. The Danes submitted formally in 918, and soon thereafter th e sovereignty of Edward was acknowledged by the North Welsh, the Scots, the Northumbrians, and the Welsh of Strathclyde. Edward was succeeded by his son Athelstan.1
1"Edward the Elder," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Person ID |
I9482 |
Valdres Slekt |
Last Modified |
20 Nov 2007 |
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