King Æthelstan of England

Abt 895 - 939  (~ 44 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Æthelstan of England
  Prefix	King
  Born	Abt 895
  Gender	Male
  Died	939
  Person ID	I16932	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Father	King Edward "the Elder" of England,   b. 875,   d. 17 Jul 924, Farndon-on-Dee  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Eggwyn,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	893	Wessex
  Siblings	1 sibling
  1. St. Edith of England,   b. 897, Wessex, England ,   d. 937  (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F2926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  (924-39 AD) The grandson of Alfred the Great, Æthelstan succeeded his father, Edward the Elder, to the thone of Wessex. He was the first English sovereign ever to be crowned on the King's Stone at Kingston-upon-Thames in 925. Incorrectly claimed by some to be the first King of All England, Æthelstan was a great warrior, nonetheless, whose fame stemmed from his conquests in Cornwall and Wales, and his defeat of a combined force of Scots, Welsh and Vikings at the battle of Brunanburh. Æthelstan was a patron of monastic communities and especially supported the monastery at Malmesbury, where his tomb can be found, today.