Athelstan Of Wessex

895 - Yes, date unknown

Sceldwa (Skjold)

Children	1. Beaw (Bjaf)

Ecgwyn Of Wessex

Family	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. 871, Wessex, England
Married	893	Wessex, England
Children	1. Athelstan Of Wessex,   b. 895   2. St. Edith Of England,   b. 897, Wessex, England

Edward The Elder King Of England

871 - 925  (54 years)

Birth	871	Wessex, England
Died	17 Jul 925	Fardon, Northamptonshire, England
Father	Alfred The Great King Of England,   b. 848, Wantage, Berkshire, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Ealhswith Of The Gaini, Of Mercia,   b. 852, Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Married	868	Winchester, England
Family 1	Aelflaeda Of England,   b. Kent, England
Married	Bef 901
Children	1. Edgiva Of Wessex,   b. 904, Wessex, England   2. Eadgyth (Edith) Of England,   b. 910, Wessex, England   3. Elgiva Of Wessex   4. Edhilda Of Wessex
Family 2	Eadgifu (Edgiva) Of Kent,   b. Kent, England
Children	1. Athelstan King Of England,   b. 892   2. I Edmund I The Magnificent King Of England,   b. 920, Wessex, England   3. Edgifu (Edgiva) Of Wessex,   b. 920   4. Eadred King Of England,   b. 924
Family 3	Ecgwyn Of Wessex
Married	893	Wessex, England
Children	1. Athelstan Of Wessex,   b. 895   2. St. Edith Of England,   b. 897, Wessex, England

Aelflaeda Of England

- 920

Birth	Kent, England
Died	920
Father	Elfelme
Relationship	unknown
Family	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. 871, Wessex, England
Married	Bef 901
Children	1. Edgiva Of Wessex,   b. 904, Wessex, England   2. Eadgyth (Edith) Of England,   b. 910, Wessex, England   3. Elgiva Of Wessex   4. Edhilda Of Wessex

Eadgifu (Edgiva) Of Kent

- 968

Birth	Kent, England
Died	25 Aug 968
Father	Sigehelm Ealdorman Of Kent,   b. 871, Of Kent, England
Relationship	unknown
Family	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. 871, Wessex, England
Children	1. Athelstan King Of England,   b. 892   2. I Edmund I The Magnificent King Of England,   b. 920, Wessex, England   3. Edgifu (Edgiva) Of Wessex,   b. 920   4. Eadred King Of England,   b. 924

Ecgwyn Of Wessex

Family	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. 871, Wessex, England
Married	893	Wessex, England
Children	1. Athelstan Of Wessex,   b. 895   2. St. Edith Of England,   b. 897, Wessex, England

• Name	Athelstan Of Wessex  [1, 2]
  Birth	895  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sceldwa (Skjold)   (33 x Great Grandfather)  Ecgwyn Of Wessex  (Mother)
  Notes	Acceded 924-939. Athelstan Edward's heir Athelstan (reigned 925-39) was also a distinguished and audacious soldier who pushed the boundaries of the kingdom to their furthest extent yet. In 927-8, Athelstan took York from the Danes; he forced the submission of king Constantine of Scotland and of the northern kings; all five Welsh kings agreed to pay a huge annual tribute (reportedly including 25,000 oxen), and Athelstan eliminated opposition in Cornwall. The battle of Brunanburh in 937, in which Athelstan led a force drawn from Britain and defeated an invasion by the king of Scotland in alliance with the Welsh and Danes from Dublin, earned him recognition by lesser kings in Britain. Athelstan's law codes strengthened royal control over his large kingdom; currency was regulated to control silver's weight and to penalise fraudsters. Buying and selling was mostly confined to the burhs, encouraging town life; areas of settlement in the midlands and Danish towns were consolidated into shires. Overseas, Athelstan built alliances by marrying four of his half-sisters to various rulers in western Europe. He also had extensive cultural and religious contacts; as an enthusiastic and discriminating collector of works of art and religious relics, he gave away much of his collection to his followers and to churches and bishops in order to retain their support. Athelstan died at the height of his power and was buried at Malmesbury; a church charter of 934 described him as 'King of the English, elevated by the right hand of the Almighty ... to the Throne of the whole Kingdom of Britain'. Little is known about the reigns of childless Athelstan's immediate successors. His half brother Edmund successfully suppressed rebellions by the Mercian Danes, but he was murdered at a feast in his own hall, at the age of 25 in 946, after seven years on the throne. Edmund's brother Edred (reigned 946-55) also dealt with trouble from Danes in the north; he brought up Edmund's sons as his heirs. The elder son Edwy was crowned by Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 956 at Kingston-on-Thames (sited on the Wessex/Mercia border, and on the frontier between Alfred's kingdom and the Danelaw, this was where most recorded West Saxon consecrations took place). Aged 13 at his succession, Edwy became entangled in court factions, and Mercia and Northumbria broke away in rebellion. Edwy died before he was 20.
  Person ID	I12538	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. 871, Wessex, England d. 17 Jul 925, Fardon, Northamptonshire, England (Age 54 years) Other Partners: Aelflaeda Of England  m. Bef 901;   Eadgifu (Edgiva) Of Kent
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Ecgwyn Of Wessex
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	893	Wessex, England   [3, 4]
  Alt. Marriage	893	England   [5]
  	Alt. Marriage
  Family ID	F17559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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