| Name |
Edward |
| Prefix |
King |
| Suffix |
Of The Anglo-Saxons |
| Nickname |
The Elder |
| Birth |
875 |
Wessex  |
| FIRST HISTORICAL APPEARANCE OF EDWARD |
892 |
- Edward's first appearance is as a signer of a charter in 892 granting land at North Newnton, near Pewsey in Wiltshire, to ealdorman Æthelhelm, where he is called filius regis, the king's son.
|
| Land Acquisition |
892 |
North Newnton, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England |
- Edward's first appearance is as a signer of a charter in 892 granting land at North Newnton, near Pewsey in Wiltshire, to ealdorman Æthelhelm, where he is called filius regis, the king's son.
|
| BATTLE OF FARNHAM |
893 |
- Edward led troops into battle against the Viking army of Sigurd Bloodhair. Allied with Lord Aldhelm of Mercia, Edward and the Anglo-Saxons were victorious, forcing Bloodhair to flee.
|
| Military |
893 |
- Edward led troops into battle against he Viking army of Sigurd Bloodhair. Allied with Lord Aldhelm of Mercia, Edward and the Anglo-Saxons were victorious, forcing Bloodhair to flee.
|
| COUSIN TRIED TO CLAIM THE THRONE |
899 |
- Æthelwold, son of King Æthelred of Wessex, rose up to claim the throne and began Æthelwold's Revolt.
|
| EDWARD MARCHED TO BADBURY |
899 |
- Edward marched to Badbury to confront his cousin and put down 'Æthelwold's Revolt' but Æthelwold fled to the Danes.
|
| NUNNAMINSTER |
Between 899 and 902 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
- Nunnaminster Abbey, founded by Edward's mother Ealhswithe at the beginning of his reign and completed by Edward. His daughter Eadburh became a nun there.
|
| Christening |
31 May 900 |
Kingdom of Wessex |
| Gender |
Male |
| Coronation |
8 Jun 900 |
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England |
- Succeeded his father in 899 but was crowned June 8th 900 after putting down the initial revolt of Æthelwold
|
| ÆTHELWOLD RETALIATES |
901 |
| In 901, Æthelwold came with a fleet to Essex, and encouraged the Danes in East Anglia to rise up. |
| ÆTHELWOLD ATTACKS AGAIN |
902 |
| In 902 Æthelwold attacked English Mercia and northern Wessex. |
| BATTLE OF THE HOLME |
13 Dec 902 |
- Edward retaliated by ravaging East Anglia, but when he retreated south the men of Kent disobeyed the order to retire, and were intercepted by the Danish army. The two sides met at the Battle of the Holme on 13 December 902.
|
| ÆTHELWOLD KILLED |
13 Dec 902 |
- Leaders of Edward's opposition, his cousin Æthelwold and King Eohric, of the Danes were killed in the Battle of the Holme
|
| BATTLE OF TETTENHALL |
910 |
Tettenhall, West Midlands, England |
- The Northumbrians retaliated by attacking Mercia, but they were met by the combined Mercian and West Saxon army at the Battle of Tettenhall, where the Northumbrian Danes were destroyed. From that point, they never raided south of the River Humber.
|
| Death |
17 Jul 924 |
Farndon-On-Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England |
| Burial |
Aft 17 Jul 924 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| BURIAL MOVED |
1110 |
Hyde Abbey, Hampshire, England |
- "In 1109, the New Minster was moved outside the city walls to become Hyde Abbey, and the following year the remains of Edward and his parents were translated to the new church."
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192683790670:1030:204653251 |
| _COLOR |
25 |
| _FSFTID |
LCDM-N61 |
| _UID |
D9E53E7BC4A3450F873062241C1633E9BD91 |
| Person ID |
I137951 |
World of Hyde |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2025 |
875 - 924 (49 years)
