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England, King of England Edward "The Elder" King of

Male 875 - 924  (53 years)

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  1. 1.  England, King of England Edward "The Elder" King ofEngland, King of England Edward "The Elder" King of was born between 871 and 875; died in Jul 924.

    Edward married England, Edgiva Queen of in 919 in Wessex, England. Edgiva (daughter of Sighelm Ældorman of Kent) died on 25 Aug 968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. de England, Edgina  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 880; died in 951.
    2. 3. England, Athelston of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 895.
    3. 4. England, King of England Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 920/21 in Wessex, England; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Glastonbury, Gloucestershire, England.

    Family/Spouse: England, Elfleda Queen of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. England, Eadgifu (Ogiva) of  Descendancy chart to this point died in 951.

    Family/Spouse: England, Ecgwyn of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  de England, Edginade England, Edgina Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 880; died in 951.

    Family/Spouse: France, Charles III of. Charles died on 7 Oct 926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  England, Athelston ofEngland, Athelston of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 895.

  3. 4.  England, King of England Edmund I "The Magnificent" King ofEngland, King of England Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 920/21 in Wessex, England; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Glastonbury, Gloucestershire, England.

    Notes:



    Biographical Text:
    Son of Edward the Elder, succeeded his half-brother, Æthelstan, with whom he had fought at Brunanburh. Combated the Norse Vikings in Northumbria and subdued them in Cumbria and Strathclyde. He entrusted these lands to an ally, Malcolm I of Scotland. Edmund met his death when he was killed at Pucklechurch, in Gloucestershire, by a robber.

    Died:
    Age: 24

    Family/Spouse: of England, Saint Ælfgifu (Elgiva) Princess. Saint was born about 922 in Wessex, England; died in 944 in Shaflebury Abbey, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Fair", King of England Edwy "The  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 940 in Wessex, England; died on 1 Oct 959.
    2. 7. England, King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" King of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 920/21; died in 946.

  4. 5.  England, Eadgifu (Ogiva) ofEngland, Eadgifu (Ogiva) of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) died in 951.

    Family/Spouse: Simple", King of the Franks Charles III "the. Charles (son of France, King of the Franks Louis II "The Stammerer" King of and Paris, Adélaïde of) was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Peronne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. "Transmarinus", King of the Franks Louis IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 921 in Of, Laon, Champagne; died on 10 Sep 954 in Abbaye De St. Rémy, Reims, Champagne; was buried in Abbaye De St. Rémy, Reims, Champagne.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Fair", King of England Edwy "TheFair", King of England Edwy "The Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Edward1) was born about 940 in Wessex, England; died on 1 Oct 959.

    Notes:



    Biographical Text:
    On the death of Eadred, who had no children, Eadwig was chosen to be king since he was the oldest of the children in the natural line of the House of Wessex. He became king at 16 and displayed some of the tendencies one could expect in one so young, royalty or not. Historians have not treated Eadwig especially well, and it is unfortunate for him that he ran afoul of the influential Bishop Dunstan (friend and advisor to the recently deceased king, Eadred, future Archbishop of Canterbury and future saint), early in his reign. An incident, which occurred on the day of Eadwig's consecration as king, purportedly, illustrates the character of the young king. According to the report of the reliable William of Malmesbury, all the dignitaries and officials of the kingdom were meeting to discuss state business, when the absence of the new king was noticed. Dunstan was dispatched, along with another bishop, to find the missing youth. He was found with his mind on matters other than those of state, in the company of the daughter of a noble woman of the kingdom. Malmesbury writes, Dunstan, " regardless of the royal indignation, dragged the lascivious boy from the chamber and...compelling him to repudiate the strumpet made him his enemy forever." The record of this incident was picked up by future monastic chroniclers and made to be the definitive word on the character of Eadwig, mainly because of St. Dunstan's role in it.

    Dunstan was, after that incident, never exactly a favorite of Eadwig's, and it may be fair to say that Eadwig even hated Dunstan, for he apparently exiled him soon after this. Eadwig went on to marry Ælgifu, the girl with whom he was keeping company at the time of Dunstan's intrusion. For her part, " the strumpet" was eventually referred to as among "the most illustrious of women", and Eadwig, in his short reign, was generous in making grants to the church and other religious institutions. He died, possibly of the Wessex family ailment, when he was only 20.

    Family/Spouse: England, Elgiva Queen of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: England, CONCUBINE Mrs-Edwy of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  England, King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" King ofEngland, King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" King of Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Edward1) was born in 920/21; died in 946.

    Notes:



    Edgar was made King of Mercia and Northumbria in 957 and succeed to the throne of Wessex at his brother, Eadwig's, death in 959. With this, Edgar was King of Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex (the three most powerful kingdoms in England at that time), simultaneously and could be considered the first ruler of a United England. Some of his predecessors were Kings of All England by virtue of being King of Wessex and, at the same time, enjoying a temporary military ascendancy over the other kingdoms.
    He was formally crowned in 973 and received the ceremonial submission of all the other kings in Britain. He wisely recalled (St.) Dunstan from exile and made him Archbishop of Canterbury and his closest personal advisor. His reign was prosperous and peaceful and he is generally credited with the revival of the English church.

    Edgar married of England, Ælfthryth (Elfrida) Queen in 964 in Wessex, England. Ælfthryth (daughter of (Ældorman of Devon), Ordgar and (Ealdorman), Mrs-Ordgar) was born in 945; died in 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Edmund, Prince of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 966 in Wessex, England; died in 970 in Wessex, England.
    2. 10. England, King of England Æthelred II King of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 968 in Of, Wessex, England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in , London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St Paul's, London, Middlesex, England.

    Family/Spouse: England, Wulfryth of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Edgar married England, Ethelfleda Queen of in 961 in Of, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  "Transmarinus", King of the Franks Louis IV"Transmarinus", King of the Franks Louis IV Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born on 10 Sep 921 in Of, Laon, Champagne; died on 10 Sep 954 in Abbaye De St. Rémy, Reims, Champagne; was buried in Abbaye De St. Rémy, Reims, Champagne.

    Notes:



    Biographical Text:
    King of France from 936. His reign was marked by the rebellion of nobles who refused to recognize his authority. As a result of his liberality they were able to build powerful feudal lordships.

    He was raised in England after his father Charles III the Simple, had been overthrown in 922 by Robert I. After the death of Raoul, Robert's brother-in-law and successor, Louis was chosen by the nobles to be king. He had difficulties with his vassal Hugh the Great, and skirmishes with the Hungarians, who had invaded southern France.

    Louis married Saxony, ABBESS OF NOTRE DAME Gerberga of between 939 and 940. Gerberga (daughter of Germans, King of the Saxons Heinrich I "The Fowler" King of The and Ringelheim, Mechtilde of) was born in in , Nordhausen, Saxony, Prussia; died on 5 May 984 in , Reims, Champagne; was buried in , Reims, Champagne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Lothaire, King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 941 in Laon, Champagne; died on 2 Mar 986 in , Compiègne, Bourgogne; was buried in Abbaye De St Rémy, Reims, Champagne.
    2. 12. France, COUNTESS OF FLANDERS Mathilde Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 943 in Laon, Champagne.
    3. 13. France, COUNTESS OF HOLLAND Hildegarde Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 944 in Laon, Champagne.
    4. 14. France, Carloman Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 945 in Laon, Champagne; died before 953 in , Rouen, Normandie.
    5. 15. France, Louis Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 948 in Laon, Champagne; died on 10 Sep 954 in Laon, Champagne.
    6. 16. Lorraine, DUKE OF LOWER LORRAINE Charles of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 953 in Laon, Champagne; died in 991; was buried in St. Servatius, Maastricht.
    7. 17. France, Alérade Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 953 in Laon, Champagne.
    8. 18. France, Henri Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 953 in Laon, Champagne; died about 953.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Edmund, Prince of EnglandEdmund, Prince of England Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edgar3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Edward1) was born about 966 in Wessex, England; died in 970 in Wessex, England.

  2. 10.  England, King of England Æthelred II King ofEngland, King of England Æthelred II King of Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edgar3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Edward1) was born about 968 in Of, Wessex, England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in , London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St Paul's, London, Middlesex, England.

    Notes:



    Æthelred's reign was interrupted by Sweyn I (Forkbeard) of Denmark, who seized the English throne in 1013, only to die the following year. He succeeded to the throne after the murder of his half-brother, Edward II, the Martyr, at the age of ten.

    His reign was plagued by poor advice from his personal favorites and suspicions of his complicity in Edward's murder. His was a rather long and ineffective reign, which was notable for little other than the payment of the Danegeld, an attempt to buy off the Viking invaders with money. T

    he relentless invasions by the Danish Vikings, coupled with their ever-escalating demands for more money, forced him to abandon his throne in 1013.

    He fled to Normandy for safety, but was later recalled to his old throne at the death of Svein Forkbeard in 1014. He died in London in 1016.

    Æthelred married of England, Ælfgifu (Elgiva) Queen about 985 in Of, Wessex, England. Ælfgifu (daughter of Gunnarsson, Thored Ealderman and Gunnarsson, Mrs-Thored) was born about 968 in Of, Wessex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. England, Athelstan Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 986 in Of, Wessex, England; died in 1016 in England.
    2. 20. England, Egbert Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 987 in Of, Wessex, England; died about 1005 in England.
    3. 21. England, King of England Edmund II "Ironside" King of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 988 in Of, Wessex, England; died on 30 Nov 1016 in , London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Of, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.
    4. 22. England, Edred Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 990 in Of, Wessex, England.
    5. 23. England, Edwig Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 991 in Of, Wessex, England; died in 1017 in England.
    6. 24. England, Edward Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 992 in Of, Wessex, England.
    7. 25. England, Edgar Prince of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 994 in Of, Wessex, England.
    8. 26. England, Edith Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 995 in Of, Wessex, England.
    9. 27. England, Elfgifu Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 997 in Wessex, England.
    10. 28. England, Wulfhild Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 998 in Of, Wessex, England.
    11. 29. England, QUEEN OF RINGMERE Miss Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1000 in Of, Wessex, England.
    12. 30. England, ABBESS Miss Ethelred of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1001 in Of, Wherewell, Hampshire, England.

    Æthelred married Normandy, QUEEN OF ENGLAND Emma Princess of in 1002 in Of Normandy, France. Emma (daughter of Normandy, Richard I "Sans Peur" Duke of and Crepon, DUCHESS OF NORMANDY Gonnor De) was born about 982 in Of, Normandie; died on 6 Mar 1052 in , Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in St Martin's Church, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Lothaire, King of FranceLothaire, King of France Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born in 941 in Laon, Champagne; died on 2 Mar 986 in , Compiègne, Bourgogne; was buried in Abbaye De St Rémy, Reims, Champagne.

    Family/Spouse: Mrs-Lothaire, Concubine of France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    King married Emma, Queen of France about 966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 12.  France, COUNTESS OF FLANDERS Mathilde Princess ofFrance, COUNTESS OF FLANDERS Mathilde Princess of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born about 943 in Laon, Champagne.

    Mathilde married Burgundy, Conrad I King of in 964. Conrad was born about 925 in Of, Arles, Toulouse; died on 19 Oct 993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Bourgogne, QUEEN OF FRANCE Bertha Princess De  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 967 in Of, Bourgogne; died after 16 Jan 1016.
    2. 32. Burgundy, Rudolph Iii King of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 971 in Of, Bourgogne; died in 1032.
    3. 33. Burgundy, DUCHESS OF SWABIA Gerberga Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 973 in Of, Bourgogne.
    4. 34. Burgundy, DUCHESS OF BAVARIA Gisele Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 975 in Of, Bourgogne; died on 21 Jul 1007.
    5. 35. Burgundy, Matilde Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980 in Of, Bourgogne.

  5. 13.  France, COUNTESS OF HOLLAND Hildegarde Princess ofFrance, COUNTESS OF HOLLAND Hildegarde Princess of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born about 944 in Laon, Champagne.

    Family/Spouse: Holland & Westfriesland, Dirk Ii Count of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.  France, Carloman Prince ofFrance, Carloman Prince of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born about 945 in Laon, Champagne; died before 953 in , Rouen, Normandie.

  7. 15.  France, Louis Prince ofFrance, Louis Prince of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born about 948 in Laon, Champagne; died on 10 Sep 954 in Laon, Champagne.

  8. 16.  Lorraine, DUKE OF LOWER LORRAINE Charles ofLorraine, DUKE OF LOWER LORRAINE Charles of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born in 953 in Laon, Champagne; died in 991; was buried in St. Servatius, Maastricht.

    Family/Spouse: Vermandois, Agnès De. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Charles married Adelheid before 979. was born about 953 in Ardenne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Lorraine, Othon Duke of Lower  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 973 in Of, Lower, Lorraine, France.
    2. 37. France, COUNTESS OF NAMUR Ermengarde (Adelaide) Princess of  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 975 in Of, Lower, Lorraine, France; died in 1012.
    3. 38. Lorraine, Gerberge De  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 975 in Of, Lower, Lorraine, France; died after 1017.
    4. 39. Lorraine, Eudes Duke of Lower  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 979 in Of, Lower, Lorraine, France; died in 1012.

  9. 17.  France, Alérade Princess ofFrance, Alérade Princess of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born before 953 in Laon, Champagne.

    Family/Spouse: Renaud, Count of Reims. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 18.  France, Henri Prince ofFrance, Henri Prince of Descendancy chart to this point (8.Louis3, 5.Eadgifu2, 1.Edward1) was born about 953 in Laon, Champagne; died about 953.


  

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