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Peerage Record – 10245

Æthelstan, King of England1

Male, Registry Number #102441, b. circa 895, d. 27 October 939

Last Edited=4 Dec 2005
     Æthelstan, King of England was born circa 895.1 He was the son of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ecgwyn (?)2 He died on 27 October 939 at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, EnglandG, unmarried.1 He was buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, EnglandG.1
     He succeeded as the King Æthelstan of England on 17 July 924.1 He was crowned King of England on 4 September 924 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, EnglandG.1
     He spent his youth in Mercia and beat the Northumbrians and following the Battle of Brunanburh in 937, the kings of Scotland and Strathclyde swore allegiance to him. Athelstan was acknowledged by the Welsh princes and at a meeting at Hereford they agreed to pay taxes to him in the form of gold, silver, hawks, hounds and oxen. He founded the see of St Germans in Cornwall. Athelstan made laws, particularly to control the widespread thieving that was then prevalent. Athelstan had a good physique and golden hair, he was compassionate, intelligent and christian-like and was the first English Monarch who effectively ruled the whole Kingdom. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3
     
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 15. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen’s Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen’s Lineage.
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference “Athelstan, -940”. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Saint Edith (?)1

Female, Registry Number #102442, d. circa 927

Last Edited=14 Apr 2007
     Saint Edith (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ecgwyn (?) She married Sihtric Caech, King of Northumbria on 30 January 926 at Tamworth, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 She died circa 927.1
     She was the Abbess in 927 at Tamworth Abbey, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 She was a nun in 927 at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire, EnglandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Lady Maria White1

Female, Registry Number #102443, b. 1805, d. 1817

Last Edited=9 Feb 2011
     Lady Maria White was born in 1805.1 She was the daughter of Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry and Lady Margaret Anne Hare.1 She died in 1817.1
Citations:
  1. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 22. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Ælflæd (?)1

Female, Registry Number #102444, d. 920

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005
     Ælflæd (?) was the daughter of Ethelhelm, Ealdorman and Elswitha (?)2 She married Eadweard I, King of Wessex, son of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia, circa 901.2 She died in 920.2 She was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandG.2

Children of Ælflæd (?) and Eadweard I, King of Wessex

Citations:
  1. [S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen’s Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen’s Lineage.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  3. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
  4. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families, page 13.

Louis d’Aquitaine, Roi d’Arles1

Male, Registry Number #102445
Last Edited=25 Nov 2008
     Louis d‘Aquitaine, Roi d’Arles married Eadgifu (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Eadgifu (?), before 923.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 14. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Edwin (?)1

Male, Registry Number #102446, d. 933

Last Edited=4 Dec 2005
     Edwin (?) was the son of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)1 He died in 933, drowned in the English Channel.2 He was buried at St. Bertin’s Abbey, St. Omer, FranceG.3
Citations:
  1. [S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen’s Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen’s Lineage.
  2. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 26. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Eadflæd (?)1

Female, Registry Number #102447

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005
     Eadflæd (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)1 She died at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, EnglandG.2
     She was a nun.2
Citations:
  1. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Herbert III, Comte de Vermandois1

Male, Registry Number #102448, d. 993

Last Edited=30 May 2009
     Herbert III, Comte de Vermandois was the son of Albert I, Comte de Vermandois and Gerberge de Lotharingie.2 He married Eadgifu (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?), circa 951 at Saint-Quentin, Aisne, FranceG.1 He died in 993.1
     He gained the title of Comte de Meaux. He gained the title of Comte de Troyes. He gained the title of Comte de Vermandois.1

Children of Herbert III, Comte de Vermandois and Eadgifu (?)

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 13. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Æthelhilda (?)1

Female, Registry Number #102449

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005
     Æthelhilda (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)1 She was buried at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, EnglandG.2
     She was a lay sister at Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, EnglandG.2
Citations:
  1. [S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 24. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 13. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Liudolf, Duke of Swabia1

Male, Registry Number #102450, d. 957

Last Edited=15 Jul 2005
     Liudolf, Duke of Swabia was the son of Otto I von Sachsen, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth (?)1 He married Ida (?), daughter of Hermann, Duke of Almayne and Swabia.1 He died in 957.1
     He gained the title of Duke of Swabia.1

Child of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 13. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 126. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

 

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