Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder (Auld Inglis: Eadweard cyning; c. 874–877 – 17 Julie 924) wis an Inglis keeng.
Edward | |
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An 18th century picture o' Edward | |
Keeng o the Anglo-Saxons | |
Ring | 26 October 899 – 17 Julie 924 |
Coronation | 8 June 900 Kingston upon Thames |
Predecessor | Alfred |
Successor | Æthelstan an/or Ælfweard |
Born | c.874 |
Dee'd | 17 July 924 Farndon, Cheshire, Ingland |
Buirial | New Meenster, Winchester, later translatit tae Hyde Abbey |
Spouse | Ecgwynn Ælfflæd Eadgifu |
Issue Detail | See leet
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Hoose | Hoose o Wessex |
Faither | Alfred, Keeng o Wessex |
Mither | Ealhswith |
Releegion | Catholicism (pre-reformation) |