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in our Database | |  | | | KING OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS
Edward I THE ELDER Sex: Male | | | |  | | Birth Date | 0874 | | Death Date | 0924 | | Father | Alfred king of The Anglo-Saxons THE GREAT | Born: 0849 | Died: 0899 | | Mother | Ealhswith of Mercia | Born: 0852 | Died: 0905 | | Edward
Notes: | He was king at a time when the Kingdom of Wessex was becoming transformed into the Kingdom of England. The title he normally used was "King of the Anglo-Saxons"; most authorities do regard him as a king of England, although the territory he ruled over was significantly smaller than the present borders of England. Of the five children born to Alfred and Eahlswith who survived infancy, Edward was the second-born and the elder son. Edwards name was a new one among the West Saxon ruling family. His siblings were named for their father and other previous kings, but Edward was perhaps named for his maternal grandmother Eadburh, of Mercian origin and possibly a kinswoman of Mercian kings Coenwulf and Ceolwulf. Edwards birth cannot be certainly dated. His parents married in 868 and his eldest sibling Æthelflæd was born soon afterwards as she was herself married in 883. Edward was probably born rather later, in the 870s, and probably between 874 and 877. Assers Life of King Alfred reports that Edward was educated at court together with his youngest sister Ælfthryth. His second sister, Æthelgifu, was intended for a life in religion from an early age, perhaps due to ill health, and was later abbess of Shaftesbury. The youngest sibling, Æthelweard, was educated at a court school where he learned Latin, which suggests that he too was intended for a religious life. Edward and Ælfthryth, however, while they learned Old English, received a courtly education, and Asser refers to their taking part in the "pursuits of this present life which are appropriate to the nobility". The first appearance of Edward, called filius regis, the kings son in the sources is in 892, in a charter granting land at North Newnton, near Pewsey in Wiltshire, to ealdorman Æthelhelm, where he is called filius regis, the kings son. Although he was the reigning kings elder son, Edward was not certain to succeed his father. Until the 890s, the obvious heirs to the throne were Edwards cousins Æthelwold and Æthelhelm, sons of Æthelred, Alfreds older brother and predecessor as king. Æthelwold and Æthelhelm were around ten years older than Edward. Æthelhelm disappears from view in the 890s, seemingly dead, but a charter probably from that decade shows Æthelwold witnessing before Edward, and the order of witnesses is generally believed to relate to their status. As well as his greater age and experience, Æthelwold may have had another advantage over Edward where the succession was concerned. While Alfreds wife Eahlswith is never described as queen and was never crowned, Æthelwold and Æthelhelms mother Wulfthryth was called queen.
| | Notes: | Occupation: King of the Anglo-Saxons, 901-924, King of England, King, Konge av Wessex og Kent 901 - 924, Konge i England 899-924, Roi dAngleterre (7e, 899-924), Roi dAngleterre, King of Wessex, King 901-925, koning van Wessex, Kung av England,
| | Edward Will: | Place of Burial: Winchester, Hampshire, England
| |  | | Birth Date | 0878 | | Death Date | 0919 | | Father | Aethelhelm | Born: | Died: | | Mother | | Born: | | | Aelfflaed Notes: | | | Individual Notes: | | | |
| Birth Date | 0896 | Birth Place | | | Death Date | 0968 | Death Place | | | Father | Sigehelm | Mother | | | Married: | | Eadgifu Notes: | | | Individual Notes: | | | |
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