";s:4:"text";s:3040:"Edward led troops in battle in 893, and must have been of marriageable age in that year as his oldest son Æthelstan was born about 894.Æthelhelm is only recorded in Alfred's will of the mid-880s, and probably died at some time in the next decade, but Æthelwold is listed above Edward in the only Once Edward grew up, Alfred was able to give him military commands and experience in royal administration.Alfred died on 26 October 899 and Edward succeeded to the throne, but Æthelwold disputed the succession.In London in 886 Alfred had received the formal submission of "all the English people that were not under subjection to the Danes", and thereafter he adopted the title In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, connection by marriage with the West Saxon royal house was seen as prestigious by continental rulers.
early 10th century) was the second wife of the English king Edward the Elder. He was largely ignored by historians until the late twentieth century, but he is now highly regarded.
He was of the royal English dynasty called House of Wessex, a family originating in the southwest corner of England and gradually increased in power and prestiege. Spouse: Edward the Elder: Issue more... Ælfweard Edwin Eadgifu, Queen of West Francia Eadhild Empress Eadgyth: Ælfflæd (fl. Edward was probably born rather later, in the 870s, and probably between 874 and 877. Other medieval chroniclers expressed similar views, and he was generally seen as inferior in book learning, but superior in military success. Historians dispute how far Mercia was dominated by Wessex during this period, and after Æthelflæd's death in June 918, her daughter Edward was admired by medieval chroniclers, and in the view of Historians estimate that Edward was probably born in the mid-870s.