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On This Day In Royal History . 17 July 924 . King Edward the Elder died . . ◼ Edward the Elder, (born c. 874) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death. . He was the elder son of Alfred the Great & his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim as the son of Alfred’s elder brother & predecessor, Æthelred. . ◼ Edward was married three times, in all begetting 18 children. His first wife, whom he married around 893, was Egwina, a noblewoman. William of Malmesbury, writing in the twelfth century, informs us that her children, including Athelstan, who succeeded his father, were illegitimate, however this is unlikely as Athelstan ascended to the throne as undisputed King after the death of his father. . ◼ Edward the Elder died from his wounds gained while leading an army to combat a Cambro-Mercian rebellion, on 17 July 924 at Farndon-on-Dee, Mercia, his body was buried at the the New Minster at Winchester, which Edward himself had established. . ▪️ Following the Norman conquest, the minster was replaced by Hyde Abbey & King Edward’s body was transferred there. His grave is currently marked by a cross-inscribed stone slab within the outline of the old abbey marked out in a public park. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Athelstan whom he had named as his heir. . ◼ Edward was admired by medieval chroniclers, and in the view of William of Malmesburwas “much inferior to his father in the cultivation of letters” but “incomparably more glorious in the power of his rule” . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d17jul #theyear924 #KingEdward #King #EdwardtheElder #HouseofWessex #History #EnglishMonarchy #Warrior #AlfredtheGreat #RoyalHistory #Anglo #saxons #OnThisDay #historyblogger #BritishMonarchy #OTD #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #historyfacts #instahistory #Theking #English #Anglosaxon #Anglosaxons #Anglo #Saxon (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwU-aPD4o2/?igshid=1sfjjp95dmvm1

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On This Day In History . 17 July 924 . King Edward the Elder died . . ◼ Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great & his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim as the son of Alfred's elder brother & predecessor, Æthelred. . ◼ Edward was married three times, in all begetting 18 children. His first wife, whom he married around 893, was Egwina, a noblewoman. William of Malmesbury, writing in the twelfth century, informs us that her children, including Athelstan, who succeeded his father, were illegitimate, however this is unlikely as Athelstan ascended to the throne as undisputed King after the death of his father. . ◼ Edward the Elder died from his wounds gained while leading an army to combat a Cambro-Mercian rebellion, on 17 July 924 at Farndon-on-Dee, Mercia, his body was buried at the the New Minster at Winchester, which Edward himself had established. . ▪️ Following the Norman conquest, the minster was replaced by Hyde Abbey & King Edward's body was transferred there. His grave is currently marked by a cross-inscribed stone slab within the outline of the old abbey marked out in a public park. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Athelstan whom he had named as his heir. . ◼ Edward was admired by medieval chroniclers, and in the view of William of Malmesburwas "much inferior to his father in the cultivation of letters" but "incomparably more glorious in the power of his rule" . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d17jul #theyear924 #KingEdward #King #EdwardtheElder #HouseofWessex #History #EnglishMonarchy #Warrior #AlfredtheGreat #BritishMonarchy #OTD #OnThisDay #RoyalHistory #historyfacts #instahistory #Theking #English #Anglosaxon #Anglosaxons #Anglo #Saxon (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CHnXKgOTp/?igshid=x7vfplffgwmn