THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Edward the Elder
king of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924)
Edward the Elder was born in June 874 in Wantage, United Kingdom and died on July 22, 924.
Born
in June 874
Died: July 22, 924
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Wantage, United Kingdom
- Professions
- sovereign
- Citizenship
- England, Kingdom of Wessex
More about Edward the Elder
Family
- Spouse
- Ælfflæd, wife of Edward the Elder
- Child
- Eadgyth
- Sibling
- Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
- Spouse
- Eadgifu of Kent
- Child
- Ælfweard of Wessex
- Sibling
- Ælfthryth
- Child
- Eadburh of Winchester
- Father
- Alfred the Great
- Sibling
- Æthelflæd
- Mother
- Ealhswith
- Child
- Eadgifu of Wessex
- Spouse
- Ecgwynn
- Child
- Æthelstan
- Child
- Edmund I
- Child
- Eadhild
- Child
- Edred of England
All birth date sources
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Questions people ask
Where was Edward the Elder born?
Edward the Elder was born in Wantage, United Kingdom.
When did Edward the Elder die?
Edward the Elder died on July 22, 924.