Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameEdward the Elder
Birth874
Death17 Jul 924
OccupationKing Of The Anglo-Saxons, Koenig Von Der Sachen Und Angle
FatherAlfred the Great (849-899)
MotherEalhswith of the Gaini (~852-902)
Spouses
FatherSigehelm Ealdorman of Kent (-902)
Marriage893
FatherÆthelhelm of Wiltshire (-897)
ChildrenEadgifu of Wessex (~902->955)
ChildrenEdmund I of England
Notes for Edward the Elder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder
Edward the Elder was King of England . He was the son of Alfred the Great and Alfred's wife, Ealhswith, and became King upon his father's death in 899.
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.