Puffer Genealogy
Athelstan King of England
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1. Athelstan King of England was born about 986 in Wessex, England (son of Ethelred King of England and Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England); died about 1016 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
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In 925 he succeeded to the throne, upon the death of his father. In the f ollowing year, on the death of Sihtric, king of Northumbria, who had ma rried Athelstan's sister, he seized his kingdom, and the other kings in t he island made peace with him. The great event of his reign was the bat tle of Brunanburg, at which he won a complete victory over Anlaf son of S ihtric, and the Anglo-Danes with their allies the Northmen, the Scots, a nd the Welsh. This battle was fought in 937. Athelstan acquired great i nfluence abroad, and his alliance was sought by several European sovere igns. He ruled wisely, added to the laws left by his grandfather Alfred , and favoured trade, education, and religion. Died unmarried, 940.
2. Ethelred King of England was born about 968 in Wessex, England (son of Edgar King of England and Elfrida Elfthryth Queen Of England); died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, London, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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Ethelred married Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England about 985 in Wessex, England. Alfgifu (daughter of GUNNARSSON, Thored Ealderman) was born about 968 in Wessex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England was born about 968 in Wessex, England (daughter of GUNNARSSON, Thored Ealderman); and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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- 1. Athelstan King of England was born about 986 in Wessex, England; died about 1016 in England.
- Egbert Prince Of England was born about 987 in Wessex, England; died about 1005 in England.
- Edmund King of England was born about 988 in Wessex, England; died on 30 Nov 1016 in London, London, England; was buried in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
- Edred Prince of England was born about 990 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Edwig Prince Of England was born about 991 in Wessex, England; died in 1017 in England.
- Edward Prince Of England was born about 992 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Edgar King Of England was born about 994 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Edith Princess Of England was born about 995 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Elfgifu Princess Of England was born about 997 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Wulfhild Princess Of England was born about 998 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Princess Of England was born about 1000 in Wessex, England; and died.
- Ethelred Princess Of England was born about 1001 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England; and died.
Generation: 3
4. Edgar King of England was born about 943 in Wessex, England (son of Edmund I King of England and Edgiva Queen Of England); died on 8 Jul 975 in Wessex, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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After his wife died he abducted a nun called Wulfbrith
Edgar married Elfrida Elfthryth Queen Of England. Elfrida (daughter of Ordgar Ealdorman) was born about 947 in Devonshire, England; died in 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elfrida Elfthryth Queen Of England was born about 947 in Devonshire, England (daughter of Ordgar Ealdorman); died in 1000. Other Events and Attributes:
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Strikingly beautiful, she was the first Queen of England to be crowned in an official manner.
Children:
- Edmund Prince of England was born about 966 in Wessex, England; died in 970 in Wessex, England.
- 2. Ethelred King of England was born about 968 in Wessex, England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, London, England.
- Edward was born in 975; died in 978.
6. GUNNARSSON, Thored Ealderman was born about 938 in Wessex, England (son of Gunnor Of Wessex); died before 1038. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 3. Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England was born about 968 in Wessex, England; and died.
Generation: 4
8. Edmund I King of England was born about 922 in Wessex, England (son of Edward King of the Anglo Saxons and Edgiva Queen Of England); died on 26 May 946 in England.
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He led the reconquest of Northumbria when King Olaf Guthfrithson, a Viking who was King of what is now Ireland, died.
Edmund married Edgiva Queen Of England. Edgiva was born about 922; died about 944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Edgiva Queen Of England was born about 922; died about 944. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Aelfgifu
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Notes:
She is considered the first true Queen of England after her husband united most of the separate kingdoms.
Children:
- Eadwig\ Edwy King of England was born about 940 in Wessex, England; died on 1 Oct 959.
- 4. Edgar King of England was born about 943 in Wessex, England; died on 8 Jul 975 in Wessex, England.
10. Ordgar Ealdorman was born about 922 in Devonshire, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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- 5. Elfrida Elfthryth Queen Of England was born about 947 in Devonshire, England; died in 1000.
12. Gunnor Of Wessex was born about 908 in Wessex, England; died before 1008. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 6. GUNNARSSON, Thored Ealderman was born about 938 in Wessex, England; died before 1038.