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Eduard de Oudere (Oudengels: Ēadweard se Ieldra; c. 874 - 877 - Farndon, 17 juli 924) was een Engelse koning. Hij werd koning in 899 na de dood van zijn vader, Alfred de Grote. Zijn hof was in Winchester, voorheen de hoofdstad van Wessex. Hij veroverde de oostelijke Midlands en East Anglia op de Denen in 917 en werd heerser van Mercia in 918 ...
Edward the Elder was the son and successor of Alfred the Great. He built on his father's achievements to defeat the Vikings in southern England, and united Mercia and East Anglia with Wessex into one southern kingdom.
Forster was the son of Thomas Forster, and brother of Benjamin Forster, born on 11 February 1730. He was educated at Felsted School. He then visited the Netherlands and his relative Benjamin Furly. [1] In 1764 Forster settled at Walthamstow. He was a member of the Mercers' Company, a director of the London Docks, governor of the Royal Exchange ...
Edward the Elder ruled the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to his death in 924. He was Alfred the Great’s eldest son with his wife, Ealhswith. Edward had to beat his cousin Aethelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the descendant of Alfred’s older brother and previous King Aethelred I, when he ascended to the throne, in order to take it.
Edward (died July 17, 924, Farndon on Dee, England) was an Anglo-Saxon king in England, the son of Alfred the Great. As ruler of the West Saxons, or Wessex, from 899 to 924, Edward extended his authority over almost all of England by conquering areas that previously had been held by Danish invaders. Edward ascended the throne upon his father ...
She was a daughter of Edward the Elder, king of the Anglo-Saxons and his second wife Ælfflæd. [1] In 926 Edward's son, king Æthelstan , received an embassy from his cousin, Adelolf, Count of Boulogne , on behalf of Hugh, and Æthelstan agreed to give his half-sister, Eadhild, in marriage in return for an enormous quantity of gifts and relics.
2 de mar. de 2019 · Edward the Elder. (King of Wessex) Edward the Elder was the King of Wessex from 899 until his death in 924. Known for his patience and military strategies, he was able to unite Wessex and Mercia by taking over southeast England and the Midlands. His sister Ethelflaeda played a pivotal role in helping him in his endeavours.
