The nickname "the Elder" was not, of course, used by Edward or his contemporaries.
The nickname "the Elder" was not, of course, used by Edward or his contemporaries.
New Minster te Winchester werd door Edward de oudere gebouwd in 0901 als koninklijk mausoleum voor zijn vader Alfred de Grote en als kerk voor het nieuwe dorp. In oorsprong domineerde het naastgelegen kleinere 7de eeuwse Old Minster. Old Minster werd einde 10de eeuw echter volledig herbouwd op grote schaal. Bij wijze van competietie werd ca 0980 een 6 verdiepingen tellende klokketoren aan New Minster toegevoegd rijkelijk gegraveerd in de gekende Winchester-stijl. Met het bouwen van de huidige kathedraal en de Viking invallen werd het New Minster afgebroken en werden de monikken gedwongen te verhuizen naar het net buiten de noordelijke stadpoort gelegen Hyde. Hier werd een nieuwe abdijkerk gebouwd waar de resten van beide Saxische koningen werden herbegraven. De abdij van Hyde werd einde 1530 afgebroken. Op de plaats verscheen een groot Tudor domein dat op zijn beurt in 1769 grotendeels werd vernietigd. Alleen het 15de eeuwse poortgebouw overleeft vandaag tegenover de kerk van Hyde waar een plakaat herinnert aan de laatste rustplaats van beide grote koningen. Men denkt dat ze nu onder de parkeerplaats van het River Park Leisure Center liggen. Hun naam leeft verder in de straten zoals Arthur Road, Nuns road, King Alfred Place, Egbert road, Nuns walk, Monks road.
New Minster te Winchester werd door Edward de oudere gebouwd in 0901 als koninklijk mausoleum voor zijn vader Alfred de Grote en als kerk voor het nieuwe dorp. In oorsprong domineerde het naastgelegen kleinere 7de eeuwse Old Minster. Old Minster werd einde 10de eeuw echter volledig herbouwd op grote schaal. Bij wijze van competietie werd ca 0980 een 6 verdiepingen tellende klokketoren aan New Minster toegevoegd rijkelijk gegraveerd in de gekende Winchester-stijl. Met het bouwen van de huidige kathedraal en de Viking invallen werd het New Minster afgebroken en werden de monikken gedwongen te verhuizen naar het net buiten de noordelijke stadpoort gelegen Hyde. Hier werd een nieuwe abdijkerk gebouwd waar de resten van beide Saxische koningen werden herbegraven. De abdij van Hyde werd einde 1530 afgebroken. Op de plaats verscheen een groot Tudor domein dat op zijn beurt in 1769 grotendeels werd vernietigd. Alleen het 15de eeuwse poortgebouw overleeft vandaag tegenover de kerk van Hyde waar een plakaat herinnert aan de laatste rustplaats van beide grote koningen. Men denkt dat ze nu onder de parkeerplaats van het River Park Leisure Center liggen. Hun naam leeft verder in de straten zoals Arthur Road, Nuns road, King Alfred Place, Egbert road, Nuns walk, Monks road.
Hij is getrouwd met Ælfflæd.Bronnen 3, 13, 35, 36, 37, 38
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edwin_England_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elfleda_England_(2)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:%C3%86lfweard_of_Wessex_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ethelhilda_England_(5)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edhilda_England_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Eadgyth_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Aelfgifu_Adela_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edwin_England_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elfleda_England_(2)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:%C3%86lfweard_of_Wessex_(1)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ethelhilda_England_(5)
Child not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edhilda_England_(1)
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Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 899.Bronnen 27, 39
Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 899.Bronnen 32, 40Kind(eren):
Gebeurtenis (Other) voor 920: Marriage Ending Status Divorce.Bron 39
Gebeurtenis (Other) voor 920: Marriage Ending Status Divorce.Bron 40
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One early English chronicle claims [[Person:Thyra (1)|Thyra]], the wife of [[Person:Gorm the Old (1)|Gorm "The Old"]], King of Denmark, was the daughter of [[Person:Edward the Elder (1)|Edward I]]; however, all other early sagas and chronicles identify her as the daughter of [[Person:Harald Klak (1)|(Earl) Klakharald of Jutland or Holstein]]. This is most likely as indicated by her great love and devotion to the Danish people in her efforts to better their conditions and to educate them. Based upon the one supposition mentioned above, however, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 28 Sep 1937.
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One early English chronicle claims [[Person:Thyra (1)|Thyra]], the wife of [[Person:Gorm the Old (1)|Gorm "The Old"]], King of Denmark, was the daughter of [[Person:Edward the Elder (1)|Edward I]]; however, all other early sagas and chronicles identify her as the daughter of [[Person:Harald Klak (1)|(Earl) Klakharald of Jutland or Holstein]]. This is most likely as indicated by her great love and devotion to the Danish people in her efforts to better their conditions and to educate them. Based upon the one supposition mentioned above, however, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 28 Sep 1937.
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Record name: [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10244.htm#i102434 Eadweard I, King of Wessex]
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b 875, no place; d 924/ J.H. Garner
b 875, no place; d 924/ J.H. Garner
Record name: [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10244.htm#i102434 Eadweard I, King of Wessex]
Record name: [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm#Edwarddied924BEADWEARD, son of ALFRED King of Wessex & his wife Ealhswith ([872]-Farndon-on-Dee near Chester 17 Jul 924, bur Winchester Cathedral) ]
Record name: [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/edwar001.htm Eadweard (Edward) "the Elder"]
Record name: [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish%20Kings.htm#Edwarddied924BEADWEARD, son of ALFRED King of Wessex & his wife Ealhswith ([872]-Farndon-on-Dee near Chester 17 Jul 924, bur Winchester Cathedral) ]
Record name: [[wikipedia:Edward the Elder|Edward the Elder]]
Record name: [[wikipedia:Edward the Elder|Edward the Elder]]
Record name: [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/edwar001.htm Eadweard (Edward) "the Elder"]
Record name: [http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/DisplayPerson.jsp?personKey=266&startOpen=yes Edward 2 (Male)]
Record name: [http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/DisplayPerson.jsp?personKey=266&startOpen=yes Edward 2 (Male)]
no date, his 2nd marriage/ J.H. Garner
no date, his 2nd marriage/ J.H. Garner
Record name: Biography on Wikipedia of Edward
In 899, Edward married Ælfflæd, a daughter of Æthelhelm, the ealdorman of Wiltshire.
According to William of Malmesbury, Edward put aside Ælfflæd in order to marry Eadgifu, a claim which Sean Miller viewed sceptically,[8] but it is accepted by other historians.[9] She is reported to have retired to Wilton Abbey, where she was joined by two of her daughters, Eadflæd and Æthelhild, and all three were buried there
Their children were
Eadgifu (902 – after 955), who married Charles the Simple[22]
Ælfweard of Wessex (904–924), whose death occurred 16 days after Edward's. Later sources sometimes portray him as Edward's successor, at least in part of the kingdom.[23]
Eadgyth (910–946), who married Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor[24]
Eadhild, who married Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris[22]
Ælfgifu who married "a prince near the Alps", sometimes identified with Conrad of Burgundy or Boleslaus II of Bohemia or Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Eadflæd, who became a nun
Edwin of Wessex
Record name: Biography on Wikipedia of Edward
In 899, Edward married Ælfflæd, a daughter of Æthelhelm, the ealdorman of Wiltshire.
According to William of Malmesbury, Edward put aside Ælfflæd in order to marry Eadgifu, a claim which Sean Miller viewed sceptically,[8] but it is accepted by other historians.[9] She is reported to have retired to Wilton Abbey, where she was joined by two of her daughters, Eadflæd and Æthelhild, and all three were buried there
Their children were
Eadgifu (902 – after 955), who married Charles the Simple[22]
Ælfweard of Wessex (904–924), whose death occurred 16 days after Edward's. Later sources sometimes portray him as Edward's successor, at least in part of the kingdom.[23]
Eadgyth (910–946), who married Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor[24]
Eadhild, who married Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris[22]
Ælfgifu who married "a prince near the Alps", sometimes identified with Conrad of Burgundy or Boleslaus II of Bohemia or Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Eadflæd, who became a nun
Edwin of Wessex