ucceeded his Father about 901. He raised
the supremacy of Wessex into something little short of imperial
authority, holding sway over Mercia, East Anglia and
Northumberland. His death may have been in 924. Succeeded by the
son of his 1st marriage. {Burke’s Peerage & Chamber’s
Biographical Dictionary} [GADD.GED]
King of the Anglo-Saxons 899-924. Also has birth date of 875 and death date of 17 Jul 924. [ROWLEYHR.GED]
Edward the Elder (died 924), king of Wessex (899-924), son of King Alfred. He succeeded as king of the Angles and Saxons in 899, despite a rebellion led by his cousin Ethelwald with the support of the Danes of Northumbria and East Anglia. After a protracted struggle he defeated the Danes, and in 912, on the death of his brother-in-law Ethelred, alderman of Mercia, he annexed the cities of London and Oxford and their environs. The Danes submitted formally in 918, and soon thereafter the sovereignty of Edward was acknowledged by the North Welsh, the Scots, the Northumbrians, and the Welsh of Strathclyde. Edward was succeeded by his son Athelstan. [Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia]
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