Difference between revisions of "Elfward"
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| − | |name=Elfward | + | |name=Elfward |
| − | |birth_date=c. | + | |image= |
| + | |birth_date=c. 903 | ||
|birth_place= | |birth_place= | ||
| − | |death_date=August 2, 924 | + | |death_date=August 2, 924 |
|death_place=Oxford | |death_place=Oxford | ||
| + | |religion= | ||
| + | |spouse= | ||
| + | |children= | ||
| + | |alma_mater= | ||
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| + | |office=King of England | ||
| + | |term_start= | ||
| + | |term_end=August 2, 924 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Edward the Elder]] | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Athelstan]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Elfward''', (c. | + | '''Elfward''', (c. 903 - 2 August 924) son (possibly illegitimate) of [[Edward the Elder]] is sometimes said to have reigned for a short time after his father’s death. The [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicles]] says only: |
::''”King Edward passed away, in Mercia, at Farndon, and his son Ælfweard very soon after – sixteen days – at Oxford, their bodies lie at Winchester, Æthelstan was chosen king...”'' | ::''”King Edward passed away, in Mercia, at Farndon, and his son Ælfweard very soon after – sixteen days – at Oxford, their bodies lie at Winchester, Æthelstan was chosen king...”'' | ||
Revision as of 19:28, April 14, 2021
| Elfward | |
King of England
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| Preceded by | Edward the Elder |
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| Succeeded by | Athelstan |
| Born | c. 903 |
| Died | August 2, 924 Oxford |
Elfward, (c. 903 - 2 August 924) son (possibly illegitimate) of Edward the Elder is sometimes said to have reigned for a short time after his father’s death. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles says only:
- ”King Edward passed away, in Mercia, at Farndon, and his son Ælfweard very soon after – sixteen days – at Oxford, their bodies lie at Winchester, Æthelstan was chosen king...”
- Reference:"The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" as stated above.
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