17th Generation

Family of Alfred the Great of Wessex King of England (327) & Ealhswith of Mercia

405. King Edward the Elder of England. Born in 871/2 in Wessex, England. Edward the Elder died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon on Dee, Chester. Buried in Winchester.

Edward, king of the West Saxons from 899 to 924, conquered most of the areas of England which had been under control of the Danes. He succeeded his father Alfred the Great after Alfred’s death in Oct 899, and took control of Mercia upon his sister’s death.

Edward the Elder first married Ecgwynn.

Ecgwyn, also spelled Egwina.

Edward the Elder second married Ælflæd of Wessex (486) , daughter of Earl Æthelhelm of Wiltshire (404) (ca 859-ca 898) & Æthelglyth of Mercia (637). Born ca 878 in Wessex. Ælflæd died ca 919.

Their children include:
487 i. Ælfweard of England (-924)
488 ii. Eadflæd of England
489 iii. Æthelhild of England
490 iv. Edhild of England (-937)
491 v. Egive of England (ca 904-21 Jan 947)
492 vi. Emilienne of England (ca 913-)
493 vii. Ælfgifu of England

Edward the Elder third married Eadgifu, daughter of Sigehelm. Born ca 896. Eadgifu died in 961.

Ædgiva, or Eadgifu.

Their children include:
494 i. Athelstan (-939)
495 ii. King Edmund I of England (ca 921-26 May 946)
496 iii. Eadred (-23 Nov 955)

406. Aethelflaed of Mercia. Aethelflaed died in Jun 918.

Aethelflaed, ruler of Mercia, succeeded by her brother Edward the Elder.

407. Ælfthryth of England. Born ca 868/877 in Wessex, England. Ælfthryth died on 7 Jun 929 in Flanders.

Ælfthruth, aslo spelled Elfthrythy, etc.

ca 884 Ælfthryth married Count Baldwin II of Flanders (452) , son of Count Baldwin I of Flanders (ca 837/840-2 Jan 879) & Judith of France (372) (ca 844-aft 870). Born ca 864 in Flanders, France. Baldwin II died on 10 Sep 918. Buried in Ghent.

Baldwin II, the Bald, Count of Flanders and Artois (879-918).

Their children include:
497 i. Count Aarnulf I of Flanders (ca 885/890-27 Mar 964)
498 ii. Comte Adalolf de Boulogne-sur-Mer
499 iii. Ealswid of Flanders
500 iv. Ermentrude of Flanders

408. Æthelflaed of Mercia. Born ca 869 in Wessex. Æthelflaed died on 12 Jun 918 in St. Peters, Gloucestershire.

Aethelflaed,

also spelled ETHELFLEDA, or AELFLED, also called LADY OF THEMERCIANS (d. June 12, 918, Tamworth, Eng.), Anglo-Saxon ruler ofMercia in England.

The daughter of King Alfred the Great, she helped her brotherEdward the Elder, king of the West Saxons (reigned 899-924), inconquering the Danish armies occupying eastern England.Aethelflaed became the effective ruler of Mercia some yearsbefore the death (911) of her husband, Aethelred, ealdorman ofthe Mercians. While Edward fortified (910-916) the southeastMidlands, Aethelflaed was building fortresses around Mercia. By917 she and Edward were ready to launch a massive joint assaulton the Danish positions. Aethelflaed quickly captured Derby, andin 918 she occupied Leicester, but she died before the campaignwas successfully completed. Edward then claimed his sister'skingdom and completed the subjugation of the Danes. BecauseAethelflaed had extended her influence into Wales andNorthumbria, Edward was able to assert his authority over theseregions as well. Thus, almost all of England came under hiscontrol.



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Æthelflaed married Earl Æthelred of Mercia. Born ca 865 in Mercia. Æthelred died ca 912.

Their children include:
501 i. Earl Æthelwulf of Mercia (-ca 903)
502 ii. Elfwina of Mercia

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