Edward the Elder
(0874-0924)
King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to 924
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Edward the Elder (c. 874– 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.
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874
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17 July 924 (aged 50) Farndon, Cheshire, Mercia
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Eadgifu 7th child with Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder Female b. 902 Age: 1123 0902- Celebrity Baby -
Ælfweard 8th child with Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder Male b. 904 Age: 1121 0904- Celebrity Baby
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Eadgyth 9th child with Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder Female b. 910 Age: 1115 0910- Celebrity Baby
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