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Æthelweard (son of Alfred) Æthelweard (died 920 or 922) was the younger son of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith . He was born about 880. [1] That he was Alfred's younger son by Ealhswith is stated by Asser in his biography of the king ( c. 893). [2] Asser also provides valuable detail on the boy's upbringing.
Edward the Elder (870s? – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith.When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to the throne as the son of Alfred's elder brother and predecessor, Æthelred I.
- 26 October 899 – 17 July 924
- Ealhswith
Æthelweard (died 920 or 922) was the younger son of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith. He was born about 880. That he was Alfred's younger son by Ealhswith is stated by Asser in his biography of the king ( c. 893). Asser also provides valuable detail on the boy's upbringing. Whereas his brother Edward and sister Ælfthryth were raised and ...
Alfred had two legitimate sons, Edward and Æthelweard. He also may have had an illegitimate son named Osferth too. Only Edward, amongst his sons was a king, ruling from 899 – 924.
Æthelweard (historian) Æthelweard (also Ethelward; d. c. 998) was an ealdorman and the author of a Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle known as the Chronicon Æthelweardi. He was a kinsman of the royal family, being a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred I of Wessex, the elder brother of Alfred the Great .
Oct 31, 2022 · Æthelweard. Birthdate: circa 880. Death: circa October 16, 922 (33-50) Place of Burial: Winchester, Hampshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of Alfred the Great, king of The Anglo-Saxons and Ealhswith.
Dec 18, 2021 · Æthelweard was a son of Alfred the Great and Ealhswith. His birth date is uncertain, but Asser lists him as the last of the children of King Alfred who survived childhood and it may have been about 880. Alfred the Great left Æthelweard a large number of estates in his will.
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