Edward the Elder

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Anglo-Saxon monarch King of the Anglo-Saxons historical figure

Edward the Elder was a 10th-century king of the Anglo-Saxons who significantly expanded and consolidated his father's realm, laying foundations for the later kingdom of England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Edward the Elder canonical	21
King Edward the Elder	1
Old English Edward	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon monarch ⓘ King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
birthDate	c. 874 ⓘ
birthPlace	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
burialPlace	New Minster, Winchester ⓘ
child	Eadburh of Winchester ⓘ Eadflæd ⓘ Eadgifu of Kent ⓘ surface form: Eadgifu of Wessex Eadgyth of England ⓘ surface form: Eadgyth Eadhild ⓘ Eadred of England ⓘ surface form: Eadred Eadwig of England ⓘ surface form: Eadwig Lord Edmund ⓘ surface form: Edmund Edwin ⓘ Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury ⓘ surface form: Ælfgifu Ælfweard ⓘ Athelstan ⓘ surface form: Æthelstan
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex
deathDate	17 July 924 ⓘ
deathPlace	Farndon, Cheshire ⓘ
dynasty	House of Wessex ⓘ
era	10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Saxons ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon
father	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great
givenName	Edward ⓘ
mother	Ealhswith ⓘ
notableAchievement	asserted overlordship over Mercia after Æthelflæd’s death ⓘ completed conquest of Viking-ruled territories in southern England with allies ⓘ consolidated control over much of England south of the Humber ⓘ expanded his father Alfred the Great’s realm ⓘ laid foundations for the later kingdom of England ⓘ strengthened burh (fortified town) system in Wessex and Mercia ⓘ
positionHeld	King of the Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
predecessor	King Alfred the Great ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great
realm	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons
regnalName	Edward the Elder self-link ⓘ
reignEnd	17 July 924 ⓘ
reignStart	26 October 899 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Ælfthryth of Wessex ⓘ Æthelflæd ⓘ Æthelweard ⓘ
spouse	Eadgifu of Kent ⓘ Ecgwynn ⓘ Ælfflæd ⓘ
successor	Ælfweard of Wessex ⓘ Athelstan ⓘ surface form: Æthelstan

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Alfred the Great → successor → Edward the Elder ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

King Alfred the Great → child → Edward the Elder ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred the Great

House of Wessex → hasNotableMember → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Eduardo → etymologicalOrigin → Edward the Elder ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old English Edward

Kingdom of Wessex → hasKing → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Ealhswith → child → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Æthelflæd → relative → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Æthelflæd → sibling → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Ælfthryth of Wessex → sibling → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Edmund I of England → father → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Edward the Elder → regnalName → Edward the Elder self-link ⓘ

Æthelweard → sibling → Edward the Elder ⓘ

King of Wessex → hasNotableHolder → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Athelstan → father → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Athelstan → predecessor → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Eadred of England → father → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Coronation Stone → associatedWith → Edward the Elder ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Edward the Elder

Æthelstan Atheling → father → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Constantine II of Scotland → opponent → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → ally → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → subordinateTo → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Eadgyth of England → father → Edward the Elder ⓘ

Viking invasions of England → opponent → Edward the Elder ⓘ