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| King '''Edward the Elder''' was born in about ] AD, the son of King ]. He became King of ] on his father's death in ], and exceeded Alfred's military achievements, restoring the ] to ] rule and reigning in ] from ], after the death of his sister, ]. He spent his early reign fighting his cousin ], son of ]. He had about eighteen children from his three marriages, and may have had an illegitimate child, too. He died in about ], and was buried at ]. | King '''Edward the Elder''' was born in about ] AD, the son of King ]. He became King of ] on his father's death in ], and exceeded Alfred's military achievements, restoring the ] to ] rule and reigning in ] from ], after the death of his sister, ]. He spent his early reign fighting his cousin ], son of ]. He had about eighteen children from his three marriages, and may have had an illegitimate child, too. He died in about ], and was buried at ]. This portrait is imaginary and was drawn together with portraits of other Anglo-Saxons monarchs by an imaginary artist. | ||
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| Rank: | 7th |
| Ruled: | October 26, 899-July 17, 924 |
| Predecessor: | Alfred the Great |
| Date of Birth: | 871 |
| Place of Birth: | Wessex, England |
| Wives: | Egwina, Elfleda, and Edgiva |
| Buried: | Winchester Cathedral |
| Date of Death: | July 17, 924 |
| Parents: | Alfred and Ealhswith |
King Edward the Elder was born in about 871 AD, the son of King Alfred the Great. He became King of Wessex on his father's death in 899, and exceeded Alfred's military achievements, restoring the Danelaw to Saxon rule and reigning in Mercia from 918, after the death of his sister, Ethelfleda. He spent his early reign fighting his cousin Aethelwald, son of Ethelred I. He had about eighteen children from his three marriages, and may have had an illegitimate child, too. He died in about 924, and was buried at Winchester. This portrait is imaginary and was drawn together with portraits of other Anglo-Saxons monarchs by an imaginary artist.
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