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NN Abbess of Wherwell MP (c.1001 - c.1052)

Daughter of Æthelred and Ælfgifu, first name unknown Daughter (-after 1051). Abbess of Wherwell. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that the abbess of Wherwell was the king's sister but does not n...

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Eadgar MP (994 - c.1008)

Eadgar or Edgar, son of Æthelred and Ælfflæd no known children LINKS MEDIEVAL LANDS EADGAR (-[1012/15]). "Eadgarus filius regis/clito" subscribed charters of King Æthelred II dated between ...

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Freawine MP (deceased)

Wikipedia: Freawine, Frowin or Frowinus figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells th...

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Wigg MP (deceased)

-------------------- Ket and Wig appear in the Gesta Danorum (book 4) as the sons of Frowin, the governor of Schleswig. Wig also appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Freawine (Frowin)...

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Frithogar MP (deceased)

Noteringar Frithogar Frjodigar Froethgar Fordigarus

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Gewis MP (deceased)

Gewis appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the son of Wig and a descendant of Woden. He is also described as the father of Esla, the father of Elesa, the father of Cerdic of Wessex who invaded Brita...

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Esla MP (deceased)

The PEDIGREE of Esla (Esle) of ANCIENT SAXONY aka Esta (Edda Elsa Elda) of the SAXONS; poss. aka Effa I Born: abt. 411

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Elesa MP (deceased)

Name: Prince Elesa [@ v] de Wessex Sex: M Birth: 477 Death: 499 Father: Prince Elsa [@ v] de Wessex b: 457 Children -King Cerdic b: 492 -------------------- Stories: Ella of Sussex wa...

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Cerdic, King of the West Saxons MP (467 - 534)

Cerdic of Wessex Cerdic of Wessex (died 534) was the King of Wessex (519–534) and is regarded as the ancestor of all subsequent Kings of Wessex (See House of Wessex family tree). Bron: Cerdic (Ce...

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Crioda, King of the West Saxons MP (493 - 534)

Creoda of Wessex (b. c. 493) is a shadowy figure in early Wessex history, mentioned only in the regnal list in the preface of the Anglo-Saxon chronicle. There he is stated to have been the son of Cer...

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Cynric, King of Wessex MP (525 - c.560)

Cynric of Wessex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Cynric of Wessex ruled as king of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxo...

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Eaba MP (c.732 - c.762)

His father was Eoppa. It has been speculated that he married a Kentish princess (name unknown) because his son was given a Kentish name, Ealhmund, and is usually identified with the Ealhmund who occurs...

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Cutha Cathwulf MP (593 - d.)

CUTHA5 (Cuthwine4, Cealwine of WESSEX3, Cynric2, Cerdic1), son of (4) Cuthwine4 _____, was born between 575 and 585, and died between 634 and 694. [82, 28] aka Cuthulf Children: 1. CEOLWALD6, d. ...

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Eoppa MP (706 - d.)

Eoppa of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex. Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Eoppa was never king due to usurpations by junior branches of the family (see House...

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Ingild MP (672 - 718)

Ingild of Wessex (672-718 was a member of the House of Wessex. He was Wessex, England. Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Ingild was never king due to usurpations by junio...

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Coenred, Co-Ruler of Wessex MP (c.644 - c.694)

Cenred of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex and a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert. It is possible that Cenred ruled alongside his son Ine for a period. There is weak evi...

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Ceolweald MP (c.622 - d.)

Ceolwald of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex (see House of Wessex family tree). Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Ceolwald was never king. His birth and death...

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Ealhmund, Under King Of Kent MP (c.750 - c.786)

Ealhmund was born in 745 and died in 827. Ealhmund, was King of Kent in 784. His father was Eafa of Wessex. There is little historical evidence for his reign. An abstract of a charter dated 784 survi...

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Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders MP (c.877 - c.929)

-------------------- Ælfthryth, also known as Elfrida, (died 929), was the last child of Alfred the Great, the Saxon King of England and his wife Ealhswith. She had four or five siblings, including K...

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Judith, Queen of Wessex, Countess of Flanders MP (844 - 870)

Judith of the Franks Judith de France (v. 843-870), reine de Wessex puis comtesse de Flandre Elle est la fille de Charles le Chauve et Ermentrude d'Orléans. Elle épouse successivement : * Æthel...

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Eadgifu of Kent MP (896 - 968)

Eadgifu of Kent, also Edgiva, (died August 25, 968) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of England. Eadgifu was the daughter of Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent (d. 903). Eadgifu and Edward had f...

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Egbert, King of Wessex MP (c.769 - c.838)

Egbert of Wessex (also spelled Ecgberht, Ecgbert or Ecgbriht; 769 or 771 – 839) was King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839. His father was Ealhmund of Kent. In the 780s Egbert was forced into e...

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Aethelwulf, King of Wessex MP (c.795 - 858)

ETHELWULF, died June 13, 858 in Stamridge, Wessex, England; King of England in 839; married (1st) OSBURH, born about 810 in Wessex, England; daughter of OSLAC, descendant of the Jutes of Wight; -----...

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Rædburh, Queen Consort of Wessex MP (c.774 - 839)

Redburga or Raedburh was the wife of king Egbert of Wessex and may have been the sister-in-law of Charlemagne as the sister of his fourth wife, Luitgard; other sources describe her as his sister (altho...

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Ædred, King of the English MP (c.924 - 955)

Eadred (also Edred, Aedred, etc.) was the King of England from 946 until his death in 955. He was a son of Edward the Elder by his third marriage, to Eadgifu, daughter of Sigehelm, ealdorman of Kent. ...

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Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury MP (c.924 - 944)

Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (d. 944) Parents: (unknown father) & Wynfled Spouse: King Edmund (I) of England (r. 939-946) Children: Eadwig (r. 955-959) Edgar (r. 959-975) LINKS King E...

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Eadburgha of Wessex, Nun at Nunnaminster MP (c.897 - 960)

Saint Eadburh or Edburga (died June 15, 960) was the daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife, Eadgifu of Kent. There is little contemporary information for her life, but in a Wi...

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Edmund I "The Magnificent", King of the English MP (c.923 - 946)

Ēadmund I 'the Magnificent Links: The Peerage [ Edmund I (Old English: Ēadmund) (922 – 26 May 946), called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent, was King of England from...

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Ēadgyð - Edith of Wessex, Holy Roman Empress MP (910 - 946)

Edith of England, wife of OTTO. NB: DO NOT CHANGE NAME! (Old English: Ēadgȳð; 910 - 26 January 946), also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth, was the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and Ælfflæd, a...

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Æthelhild, Nun at Wilton MP (c.906 - 937)

Æthelhild, sixth daughter of Edward 'the Elder' and his second wife Ælfflæd. Nun at Wilton. ÆTHELHILD (-bur Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire[1673]). William of Malmesbury names (in order) "Edfleda, Edgi...

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Eadhilde of Wessex MP (b. - 937)

Eadhild (Edhilda, Édith), daughter of Edward 'the Elder' and his second wife Ælfflæd. Married to Hugues 'le Grand' Capet, King of the Franks. Possibly the mother of Béatrice (Beatrix).

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Eadwin Æthling of Wessex MP (c.902 - 933)

Edwin (died 933) was the younger son of King Edward the Elder and Ælfflæd, his second wife. He drowned at sea in circumstances which are unclear. EADWINE (-drowned English Channel 933, bur St Ber...

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Ælfweard, King of the English MP (c.904 - 924)

Ælfweard (904 – 2 August 924) was the second son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to his second wife Ælfflæd. No known children. ÆLFWEARD (-Oxford 2 Aug 924, bur Winchester Cathedral). "Ælfwe...

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Æthelflæda of Wessex, Nun at Romsey MP (c.903 - 963)

Æthelfleda might be a daughter of Edward 'the Elder' and his second wife Ælfflæd. She might also be the same person as her sister Ædflæd/Edfleda. [ÆTHELFLEDA (-bur Romsey Abbey, Hampshire). The B...

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Ēadgifu of Wessex, Queen of France MP (904 - 951)

Eadgifu or Edgifu (Old English: Ēadgifu; 902 – after 955) was a daughter[1] of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife Ælfflæd (Æthelhelmsdottir). She was born in Wessex. Ma...

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Ædflæd of Wessex, Nun at Winchester MP (903 - 927)

Ædflæd or Edfleda, daughter of Edward 'the Elder' and his second wife Ælfflæd. A nun at Wiltshire, no children. EDFLEDA (-bur Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire[1654]). William of Malmesbury names (in order...

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Ælfflæd of Wiltshire, Queen of the Anglo Saxons MP (c.878 - c.919)

Ælfflæd, second wife of Edward the Elder. Parents: Æthelhelm of Wiltshire and Ælswitha. Ælflæd and Edward had eight (nine) children: 1. Ædfletha 2. (?) Æthelfletha 3. Eadgifu, married Charles...

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Eadgyth of Dublin and York MP (c.900 - 927)

Eadgyth, daughter of Edward 'the Elder' and his first wife Ecgwynn. She married widower Sithric (Sigtrygg) of York who had three children from a previous marriage. No children. EADGYTH ([895/90...

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Æthelstan, 1st King of the English MP (c.895 - 939)

Æthelstan "the Glorious" Æthelstan, King of Wessex, and first King of the English. Son of Edward 'the Elder' and his first wife Ecgwynn. No children. Links: The Peerage Geneall Wikipedia ...

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Ælfred of Wessex MP (c.900 - c.924)

Ælfred or Alfred, first son of Edward 'the Elder' and his first wife Ecgwynn. No children. King Edward "the Elder" & his first wife Ecgwynn had [three] children: 1. ÆLFRED ([893/94]-[901]). "Elfr...

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Ecgwynn MP (c.880 - c.901)

Ecgwynn or Ecgwynna (fl. 890s), was the first consort of Edward the Elder, later king of the English (r. 899–924), by whom she bore the future King Æthelstan (r. 924-939), and a daughter who married Si...

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Edward I "The Elder", King of the Anglo-Saxons MP (869 - 924)

Edward the Elder (Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c. 870 – 17 July 924) was King of England (899 – 924). He was the son of Alfred the Great (Ælfrēd se Grēata) and Alfred's wife, Ealhswith, and became...

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