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EADWEARD, son of ALFRED King of Wessex & his wife Ealhswith ([872]-Farndon-on-Dee near Chester 17 Jul 924). He succeeded his father in 899 as EDWARD "the Elder" King of Wessex, crowned 31 May or 9 Jun 900 at Kingston-upon-Thames. m firstly ([892/94]) ECGWYNN, daughter of --- (-[901/02]). m secondly (901 or before) ÆLFLÆD, daughter of ealdorman ÆTHELHELM & his wife Ælswitha --- (-920, bur Winchester Cathedral[1636]). "Elffled coniux regis" subscribed a 901 charter of King Edward[1637]. The Book of Hyde names "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda" as first wife of King Eadweard[1638]. Roger of Wendover calls her "secunda regina sua…Alfleda, Elfelmi comitis filia"[1639]. m thirdly (920) EADGIFU, daughter of SIGEHELM Lord of Meopham, Cooling and Lenham in Kent & his wife --- (-26 Aug 968, bur Canterbury Cathedral King Edward "the Elder" & his first wife had three children: 1. ÆLFRED (893/94-901]). 2. ÆTHELSTAN ([895]-Gloucester 27 Oct 939). He succeeded his father in 924 as ÆTHELSTAN King of Wessex 3. EADGYTH ([895/902]-). m (Tamworth 30 Jan 926) as his second wife, SIHTRIC "Caoch" Danish King of York, son of --- (-[926/27]). After her husband's death, she became a nun at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire in 927, transferring to Tamworth Abbey, Gloucestershire where she was elected Abbess. Later canonised as St Edith of Polesworth or St Edith of Tamworth, her feast day is 15 or 19 King Edward "the Elder" & his second wife had [nine] children: 4. EDFLEDA (-). William of Malmesbury names (in order) "Edfleda, Edgiva, Ethelhilda, Ethilda, Edgitha, Elfgiva" as the six daughters of King Eadweard & his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Edfleda became a nun, maybe at Winchester. 5. ÆTHELFLEDA (-bur Romsey Abbey, Hampshire). The Book of Hyde names "Elfledam sanctam" as first of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his first wife. It is possible that this is the same daughter who is called "Edfleda" by William of Malmesbury. 6. EADGIFU ([902/05]-26 Sep after 951). William of Malmesbury names (in order) "Edfleda, Edgiva, Ethelhilda, Ethilda, Edgitha, Elfgiva" as the six daughters of King Eadweard & his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Edgiva married "king Charles". Shefled with her two-year-old son to England in 923 after her first husband was deposed. She returned to France in 936. Abbess of Notre Dame de Laon, until 951. m firstly ([917/19]) as his second wife, CHARLES III "le Simple" King of the Franks, son of LOUIS II "le Bègue" King of the West Franks & his second wife Adélaïde [d'Angoulême] (17 Sep 879 -7 Oct 929) m secondly (951) HERIBERT [III] Comte "le Vieux" [de Vermandois], son of HERIBERT [II] Comte de Vermandois & his wife Adela [Capet] ([910/15]-[980/984]). 7. ÆLFWEARD (-Oxford 2 Aug 924). "Ælfweard filius regis" subscribed two charters of King Edward dated 909, in both of which he was named third in the list of subscribers after "Æthelweard frater regis" and "Æthelstan filius regis". William of Malmesbury says that "King Edward therefore dying, was shortly followed by his legitimate son Ælfweard", which could be interpreted as indicating that Ælfweard briefly succeeded his father as king before his own early death, although the more likely interpretation of the text is simply that Ælfweard died soon after his father. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death in 924 of "his [King Edward's] son Ælfweard…at Oxford" 16 days after his father died and his burial at Winchester. 8. EADWINE (-drowned English Channel 933, bur St Bertin's Abbey, Flanders). The Book of Hyde names "Ethelwardum…et Edwynum" as the two sons of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda". According to William of Malmesbury, he wasaccused of involvement in the plot by Ælfred against his half-brother King Æthelstan, was "driven into exile" but was drowned at sea while crossing the Channel. Simeon of Durham records that "King Ethelstan ordered his brother Eadwin to be drowned in the sea" in 933. The Annales Blandinienses record the death in 932 of "Edwinus rex Anglorum". 9. ÆTHELHILD (-). William of Malmesbury names Ethelhilda 3rd daughter of King Eadweard and his wife "Elfleda"; renounced "the pleasure of earthly nuptials…in a lay habit". The Book of Hyde names "Etheltildam deodictam" as third of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that she was buried "Wyltoniæ". Nun at Wilton. 10. EADHILD (-937). William of Malmesbury names Ethilda as 4th daughter of King Eadweard and his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Ethilda married "Hugh" The Book of Hyde names "Ethyldam" as fourth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife " Elfleda", specifying that she married "pater Hugonis Capet". Flodoard mentions, but does not name, "filiam Eadwardi regis Anglorum, sororem coniugis Karoli" when recording her marriage to "Hugo filius Rotberti" in 926. m ([926]) as his second wife, HUGUES "le Grand" de France [Capet], son of ROBERT I King of France & his second wife Béatrix de Vermandois ([898]-Dourdan, Essonne Jun 956, bur Saint-Denis). At the time of his betrothal, he sent sumptuous gifts to King Athelstan, including spices, jewels, richly caparisoned horses, three holy relics and a gold crown. He was granted the title Duc des Francs 25 Dec 936. 11. EADGYTH (908/12 -26 Jan 946). The Book of Hyde names "Edgitham et Elgimam" as fifth and sixth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that they were both sent to "Henrico Alemanorum imperatori" and that the former married "filio sui Othoni". Thietmar names "Edith…daughter of King Edmund of England" when recording her marriage during the lifetime of Otto's father, in a later passage stating that she urged her husband to begin establishing thecity of Magdeburg. The Annalista Saxo records the wife of Otto as "Ediht filiam Ehtmundi regis Anglorum". Thietmar records her death 26 Jan "in the eleventh year" of the reign of her husband, after 19 years of marriage, and her place of burial. m (Sep 929) as his first wife, OTTO of Germany, son of HEINRICH I "der Vogelsteller/the Fowler" King of Germany & his second wife Mathilde --- (23 Nov 912-Memleben 7 May 973, bur Magdeburg cathedral). Associate King of Germany, with his father, 930. He was elected OTTO I "der Große" King of Germany 7 Aug 936. Crowned Emperor at Rome 2 Feb 962. 12. ÆLFGIFU. The Book of Hyde names "Edgitham et Elgimam" as fifth and sixth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that they were both sent to "Henrico Alemanorum imperatori" and that the latter married "cuidam duci iuxta Alpes", who has not been identified. . m ---. King Edward "the Elder" & his third wife had four children: 13. EADMUND (921-murdered Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire 26 May 946). He succeeded his half-brother in 939 as EDMUND King of Wessex, crowned 29 Nov 939 at Kingston-upon-Thames. 14. EADBURGA (-15 Jun 960). A nun at Nunnaminster Abbey, Winchester. She was canonised as St Edburga of Winchester, feast day 15 June[1716]. 15. EADGIFU ([921/23]-). 16. EADRED ([924]-23 Nov 955). He succeeded his brother in 946 as EADRED King of England, crowned 16 Aug 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames.

EADWEARD, son of ALFRED King of Wessex & his wife Ealhswith ([872]-Farndon-on-Dee near Chester 17 Jul 924). He succeeded his father in 899 as EDWARD "the Elder" King of Wessex, crowned 31 May or 9 Jun 900 at Kingston-upon-Thames. m firstly ([892/94]) ECGWYNN, daughter of --- (-[901/02]).
m secondly (901 or before) ÆLFLÆD, daughter of ealdorman ÆTHELHELM & his wife Ælswitha --- (-920, bur Winchester Cathedral[1636]). "Elffled coniux regis" subscribed a 901 charter of King Edward[1637]. The Book of Hyde names "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda" as first wife of King Eadweard[1638]. Roger of Wendover calls her "secunda regina sua…Alfleda, Elfelmi comitis filia"[1639].
m thirdly (920) EADGIFU, daughter of SIGEHELM Lord of Meopham, Cooling and Lenham in Kent & his wife --- (-26 Aug 968, bur Canterbury Cathedral

King Edward "the Elder" & his first wife had three children:
1. ÆLFRED (893/94-901]).
2. ÆTHELSTAN ([895]-Gloucester 27 Oct 939). He succeeded his father in 924 as ÆTHELSTAN King of Wessex
3. EADGYTH ([895/902]-). m (Tamworth 30 Jan 926) as his second wife, SIHTRIC "Caoch" Danish King of York, son of --- (-[926/27]). After her husband's death, she became a nun at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire in 927, transferring to Tamworth Abbey, Gloucestershire where she was elected Abbess. Later canonised as St Edith of Polesworth or St Edith of Tamworth, her feast day is 15 or 19

King Edward "the Elder" & his second wife had [nine] children:
4. EDFLEDA (-). William of Malmesbury names (in order) "Edfleda, Edgiva, Ethelhilda, Ethilda, Edgitha, Elfgiva" as the six daughters of King Eadweard & his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Edfleda became a nun, maybe at Winchester.
5. ÆTHELFLEDA (-bur Romsey Abbey, Hampshire). The Book of Hyde names "Elfledam sanctam" as first of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his first wife. It is possible that this is the same daughter who is called "Edfleda" by William of Malmesbury.
6. EADGIFU ([902/05]-26 Sep after 951). William of Malmesbury names (in order) "Edfleda, Edgiva, Ethelhilda, Ethilda, Edgitha, Elfgiva" as the six daughters of King Eadweard & his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Edgiva married "king Charles". Shefled with her two-year-old son to England in 923 after her first husband was deposed. She returned to France in 936. Abbess of Notre Dame de Laon, until 951. m firstly ([917/19]) as his second wife, CHARLES III "le Simple" King of the Franks, son of LOUIS II "le Bègue" King of the West Franks & his second wife Adélaïde [d'Angoulême] (17 Sep 879 -7 Oct 929) m secondly (951) HERIBERT [III] Comte "le Vieux" [de Vermandois], son of HERIBERT [II] Comte de Vermandois & his wife Adela [Capet] ([910/15]-[980/984]).
7. ÆLFWEARD (-Oxford 2 Aug 924). "Ælfweard filius regis" subscribed two charters of King Edward dated 909, in both of which he was named third in the list of subscribers after "Æthelweard frater regis" and "Æthelstan filius regis". William of Malmesbury says that "King Edward therefore dying, was shortly followed by his legitimate son Ælfweard", which could be interpreted as indicating that Ælfweard briefly succeeded his father as king before his own early death, although the more likely interpretation of the text is simply that Ælfweard died soon after his father. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death in 924 of "his [King Edward's] son Ælfweard…at Oxford" 16 days after his father died and his burial at Winchester.
8. EADWINE (-drowned English Channel 933, bur St Bertin's Abbey, Flanders). The Book of Hyde names "Ethelwardum…et Edwynum" as the two sons of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda". According to William of Malmesbury, he wasaccused of involvement in the plot by Ælfred against his half-brother King Æthelstan, was "driven into exile" but was drowned at sea while crossing the Channel. Simeon of Durham records that "King Ethelstan ordered his brother Eadwin to be drowned in the sea" in 933. The Annales Blandinienses record the death in 932 of "Edwinus rex Anglorum".
9. ÆTHELHILD (-). William of Malmesbury names Ethelhilda 3rd daughter of King Eadweard and his wife "Elfleda"; renounced "the pleasure of earthly nuptials…in a lay habit". The Book of Hyde names "Etheltildam deodictam" as third of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that she was buried "Wyltoniæ". Nun at Wilton.
10. EADHILD (-937). William of Malmesbury names Ethilda as 4th daughter of King Eadweard and his wife "Elfleda", specifying that Ethilda married "Hugh" The Book of Hyde names "Ethyldam" as fourth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife " Elfleda", specifying that she married "pater Hugonis Capet". Flodoard mentions, but does not name, "filiam Eadwardi regis Anglorum, sororem coniugis Karoli" when recording her marriage to "Hugo filius Rotberti" in 926. m ([926]) as his second wife, HUGUES "le Grand" de France [Capet], son of ROBERT I King of France & his second wife Béatrix de Vermandois ([898]-Dourdan, Essonne Jun 956, bur Saint-Denis). At the time of his betrothal, he sent sumptuous gifts to King Athelstan, including spices, jewels, richly caparisoned horses, three holy relics and a gold crown. He was granted the title Duc des Francs 25 Dec 936.
11. EADGYTH (908/12 -26 Jan 946). The Book of Hyde names "Edgitham et Elgimam" as fifth and sixth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that they were both sent to "Henrico Alemanorum imperatori" and that the former married "filio sui Othoni". Thietmar names "Edith…daughter of King Edmund of England" when recording her marriage during the lifetime of Otto's father, in a later passage stating that she urged her husband to begin establishing thecity of Magdeburg. The Annalista Saxo records the wife of Otto as "Ediht filiam Ehtmundi regis Anglorum". Thietmar records her death 26 Jan "in the eleventh year" of the reign of her husband, after 19 years of marriage, and her place of burial. m (Sep 929) as his first wife, OTTO of Germany, son of HEINRICH I "der Vogelsteller/the Fowler" King of Germany & his second wife Mathilde --- (23 Nov 912-Memleben 7 May 973, bur Magdeburg cathedral). Associate King of Germany, with his father, 930. He was elected OTTO I "der Große" King of Germany 7 Aug 936. Crowned Emperor at Rome 2 Feb 962.
12. ÆLFGIFU. The Book of Hyde names "Edgitham et Elgimam" as fifth and sixth of the six daughters of King Eadweard by his wife "Elfelmi comitis filia Elfleda", specifying that they were both sent to "Henrico Alemanorum imperatori" and that the latter married "cuidam duci iuxta Alpes", who has not been identified. . m ---.

King Edward "the Elder" & his third wife had four children:
13. EADMUND (921-murdered Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire 26 May 946). He succeeded his half-brother in 939 as EDMUND King of Wessex, crowned 29 Nov 939 at Kingston-upon-Thames.
14. EADBURGA (-15 Jun 960). A nun at Nunnaminster Abbey, Winchester. She was canonised as St Edburga of Winchester, feast day 15 June[1716].
15. EADGIFU ([921/23]-).
16. EADRED ([924]-23 Nov 955). He succeeded his brother in 946 as EADRED King of England, crowned 16 Aug 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames.