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4 days ago · A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he was the only son of king Charles the Simple and his second wife Eadgifu of Wessex, daughter of King Edward the Elder of Wessex. His reign is mostly known thanks to the Annals of Flodoard and the later Historiae of Richerus.
2 days ago · Ælfweard of Wessex c. 902 –924 Second son of King Edward the Elder And Queen Ælfflæd: Charles III 879–929 King of Western Francia and King of Lotharingia: Eadgifu of Wessex Queen of the West Franks 902– after 955 Daughter of King Edward the Elder: Herbert III Herbert the old, Heribert le Vieux 910–980/985 Count of Omois: Edwin d. 933
2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Jul 7, 2024 · The Duchess of Edinburgh is the wife of Prince Edward, the late Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son. The couple met at a tennis event in 1993 and married at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle,...
Jul 17, 2024 · Historians dispute how far Mercia was dominated by Wessex during this period, and after Æthelflæd's death in June 0918, her daughter Ælfwynn briefly became second Lady of the Mercians, but in December Edward took her into Wessex and imposed direct rule on Mercia.
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Jul 14, 2024 · If it is correct that Ludwig married one of the daughters of Edward King of Wessex, it is chronologically impossible for her to have been the mother of his supposed daughter Willa.] [m [secondly] EADGIFU, daughter of EDWARD King of Wessex & his third wife Eadgifu ([921/23]-).
Jul 11, 2024 · Hardcover. Explores and restores reputations of remarkable women who ruled, schemed, sought peace, and waged war as warriors. Anglo-Saxon women were prized for their bloodlines - one had such rich blood that it sparked a war - and one was appointed regent of a foreign country.
