Ælfweard of Wessex
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| Ælfweard | ||
|---|---|---|
| King of Wessex | ||
| Reign | 17 July,924 - 2 August,924 | |
| Born | unknown | |
| Wessex | ||
| Died | 2 August, 924 | |
| Oxford | ||
| Buried | Winchester Cathedral | |
| Predecessor | Edward the Elder | |
| Successor | Edwin or Athelstan | |
| Father | Edward the Elder | |
| Mother | Elfleda | |
Ælfweard (died 2 August, 924) was the second known son of Edward the Elder. He succeeded his father as King of Wessex while his older half-brother Athelstan inherited Mercia. Ælfweard, who was probably never crowned, died soon after his father at Oxford.
Ælfweard may have been succeeded in Wessex by his younger brother Edwin (or Eadwine) as Athelstan was not crowned king of Wessex until 4 September, 925.
[edit] References
- Miller, Sean, "Æthelstan" in M. Lapidge et al (eds), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Blackwell, London, 1999. ISBN 0-631-22492-0
- Walker, Ian, Mercia and the Making of England. Sutton, Stroud, 2000. ISBN 0-7509-2131-5
| Preceded by: Edward the Elder | King of Wessex 924 | Succeeded by: Edwin or Athelstan |
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* also Monarch of Denmark • † also Monarch of Norway • ‡ also Monarch of Ireland • § also Monarch of Scotland • ¶ also Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel and Drenthe
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