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29 de feb. de 2024 · Edward ascended the throne upon his father’s death in October 899, and in a battle in 902 his forces killed a rival claimant, Aethelwald, who had allied with the Danes.
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The epithet is applied after his death, in the 10th century. It was to distinguish him, probably, from another King Edward, King Edward the Martyr, who reigned later in the 10th century.
We don’t know much about Edward’s early years, but we do know that King Alfred seems to have recognised Edward as his heir: he is recorded as king alongside his father in a charter of the 890s. However, not everyone agreed that Edward had the right to succeed and, after Alfred’s death, Edward immediately faced competition for the crown from the dec...
In 909, Edward led an army of West Saxons and Mercians into Northumbria. They ravaged for five weeks and it is assumed that during this assault, the relics of the seventh-century Northumbrian royal saint Oswald were removed from their resting-place at Bardney in Lincolnshire and brought to Mercia. Oswald had become a popular saint by the early 10th...
Edward died in 924, and was buried in his New Minster monastery in Winchester. His son Aethelstan continued to expand his father’s power base and styled himself the king of England after extending control over Northumbria. The triumvirate of father, son, and grandson in the form of Alfred, Edward and Aethelstan laid the foundations of England as si...
28 de jun. de 2017 · Edward died in 924, and he was buried in the New Minster which he had had completed at Winchester. Edward was twice married, but it is possible that his eldest son Athelstan was the son of a mistress. Edward's position in the genealogical roll of the Kings of England © The British Library Board, Royal 14 B. VI
Meanwhile, all was about to change when on 26th October 899, King Alfred the Great passed away leaving Edward as the next in line. All however was not plain sailing for the young royal as Edward’s accession to the throne did not go unchallenged.
In 924 Mercian nobles wanting to be free of Edward's rule made an alliance with the Welsh. Edward quickly put down the rebellion and placed a garrison in the town of Chester. But this expedition proved to be his last. Edward died 17 July 924. Before the end of the year his son Athelstan was recognized as the rightful king.
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- Alfred
- 26 October 899 — 17 July 924
17 de feb. de 2022 · Died: July 17, 924 at Farndon-on-Dee. Buried at: Winchester. Succeeded by: his son Æthelstan. King of the West Saxons (Wessex). He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex.
Edward the Elder ( c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith.
