Æthelstan, King of the English: Our Family History

Abt 894 - 939 (45 years)

Generation: 1

1. Æthelstan, King of the English was born about 894 in England (son of Edward "The Elder" Wessex, I, King of England and Ecgwynn); died on 27 Oct 939 in Gloucestershire, England.

Generation: 2

Edward "The Elder" Wessex, I, King of England was born about 875 in Wantage, Berkshire, England (son of Ælfrǣd "Alfred the Great" Wessex, King of the Anglo-Saxons and Ealhswith); died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in New Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Edward married Ecgwynn about 893 in England. Ecgwynn was born about 890; died in 901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ecgwynn was born about 890; died in 901.
Children:

1. Æthelstan, King of the English was born about 894 in England; died on 27 Oct 939 in Gloucestershire, England.

Generation: 3

Ælfrǣd "Alfred the Great" Wessex, King of the Anglo-Saxons was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England (son of Æthelwulf Wessex, King of Wessex and Osburh, Queen of Wessex); died on 26 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Hampshire, England.

Ælfrǣd married Ealhswith in 868. Ealhswith (daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and Eadburh Fadburn) was born about 852 in Mercia; died on 5 Dec 905 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in New Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ealhswith was born about 852 in Mercia (daughter of Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini and Eadburh Fadburn); died on 5 Dec 905 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in New Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Children:

Æthelflæd Wessex, Princess was born about 870 in England; died on 12 Jun 918 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Saint Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Gloucester, England.
2. Edward "The Elder" Wessex, I, King of England was born about 875 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 17 Jul 924 in Farndon, Cheshire, England; was buried in New Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Æthelgifu Wessex was born about 877 in Wessex; died on 7 Jun 929 in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België; was buried in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België.
Ælfthryth Wessex, Countess of Flanders was born about 877 in England; died on 7 Jun 929 in Flanders, België; was buried in Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België.
Æthelweard Wessex was born about 880 in England; died on 16 Oct 922.

Generation: 4

Æthelwulf Wessex, King of Wessex was born about 806 in Wessex (son of Ecgbriht Wessex, King of Wessex and Redburga); died on 13 Jan 858 in Steyning, Wessex; was buried in Church of St. Andrew, Steyning, Wessex.

Children:

Æthelstan Wessex was born about 838 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died in 852.
Æthelswith Wessex, Queen of Mercia was born about 846 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died in 888.
Æthelbald Wessex, King of Wessex was born about 840 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 20 Dec 860.
Æthelbert Wessex, King of Wessex was born about 842 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died in 865.
Æthelred Wessex, King of Wessex was born in 848 in England; died on 23 Apr 871.
4. Ælfrǣd "Alfred the Great" Wessex, King of the Anglo-Saxons was born in 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England; died on 26 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Hyde Abbey, Hampshire, England.

10.	Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini was born about 825 in Mercia (son of Mucel Æthel Wulf); died about 871 in Merton, Surrey, England. Æthelred married Eadburh Fadburn in 851 in Mercia. Eadburh (daughter of Wigmund Mercia and Ælfflæd) was born about 830 in Mercia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eadburh Fadburn was born about 830 in Mercia (daughter of Wigmund Mercia and Ælfflæd).

Children:

5. Ealhswith was born about 852 in Mercia; died on 5 Dec 905 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in New Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Æthelwulf was born about 852 in Mercia; died in 901.