Edward Den I Den ELDRE

875 - 924  (49 years)

• Name	Edward Den I Den ELDRE
  Birth	875	England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Konge 900 til 924
  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.
  Person ID	I9482	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Alfred Den STORE,   b. 848, England d. 900 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Lady ALSWITHA,   b. Abt 0850   d. 5 Dec 0902 (Age ~ 52 years)
  Family ID	F1989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eadgifu   d. 25 Aug 0953
  Children	1. Adelstein I Av ENGLAND,   b. 895, England d. 940 (Age 45 years) + 2. Eadgifu,   b. Abt 0900, England + 3. Edmund I Av ENGLAND,   b. 921, England d. 946 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007