1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
King Æthelred (Ethelred) I of (England) Wessex
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
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Born: ?
Died: 871
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Father: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
Mother: Osburga
Married (1): ?
Children: ?
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King of Kent 866-871
King of Essex 866-871
King of Sussex 866-871
King of Wessex 866-871
When King Æthelbert of Wessex, Kent, Essex, and Sussex died in 866, his younger brother Æthelred succeeded him to the whole of the English kingdom. In that year a large Danish army wintered in East Anglia, making peace with that kingdom's inhabitants. The next year that army crossed over the Northumbria, and in this way that kingdom fell to Danish control. In 868, the army of Danes went into Mercia of King Burhred, who invited Æthelred and his younger brother Alfred to come help him against the Danes. The West Saxon army entered Mercia, but no large battle was fought. In 869 the Danish army retreated to York in Northumbria. In 870, the army again returned to East Anglia through Mercia, and there King Edmund of the Angles fought with them, but was defeated and slain. In 871, the Danish army entered Wessex, and even after a major battle between Æthelred, Alfred, and the Danes at Reading, the Danish army kept the field. Later that year the Danes were overcome at Ashdown by the king and his brother. All in this year as well, the English were defeated at Basing and at Marden. King Æthelred died this year after Easter, and was succeeded in all kingdoms by Alfred.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/392.html).3The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
1Web site.
868, when they took Nottingham in Mercia, the Mercian king Burgred, Æthelred's brother-in-law, asked for West Saxon help.
(http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=person&id=EthelredOfWessex).
Earl Æthelwald (Ethelwald) of England
1Web site.
Æthelred had two sons, Æthelhelm and Æthelwald: Æthelwald rebelled against Alfred's son Edward in 899, and was killed at the battle of the Holme in 902. The only other known descendent of Æthelred is Æthelweard, a late tenth-century ealdorman who notes his descent from Æthelred in his Chronicle.
(http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=person&id=EthelredOfWessex).
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
Countess Ingeltrude of Orléans
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
King Louis II "The Stammerer" of France
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
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Born: 856
Died: 879
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Father: Charles II, the Bald, Frankish Emperor
Mother: Ermentrude
Married (1): Ansgarde
Children:
Louis III, Western Frankish King
Carloman, Western Frankish King
Married (2): Adelaide
Children:
Charles III, the Simple, Western Frankish King
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Western Frankish King 877-879
Louis the Stammerer was briefly king in France after his father died in 877. When Louis died two years later, the nobles wanted to make Louis the Younger, King of Saxony, the king, but through the power of the major French nobles Duke Hugh, Duke Boso, and Count Bernard, Louis III and Carloman, both sons of the late king, were made joint-kings of France.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/332.html).
Queen Adelaide (Adélahide) of France
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Adelaide
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Born: ?
Died: ?
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Father: ?
Mother: ?
Married (1): Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
Children:
Charles III, the Simple, Western Frankish King
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Adelaide was the wife of the French king Louis II and mother of the French king Charles III.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/354.html).
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
King Louis II "The Stammerer" of France
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
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Born: 856
Died: 879
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Father: Charles II, the Bald, Frankish Emperor
Mother: Ermentrude
Married (1): Ansgarde
Children:
Louis III, Western Frankish King
Carloman, Western Frankish King
Married (2): Adelaide
Children:
Charles III, the Simple, Western Frankish King
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Western Frankish King 877-879
Louis the Stammerer was briefly king in France after his father died in 877. When Louis died two years later, the nobles wanted to make Louis the Younger, King of Saxony, the king, but through the power of the major French nobles Duke Hugh, Duke Boso, and Count Bernard, Louis III and Carloman, both sons of the late king, were made joint-kings of France.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/332.html).
Princess Ansgarde of (Burgundy) Bourgogne
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Ansgarde
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Born: ?
Died: ?
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Father: ?
Mother: ?
Married (1): Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
Children:
Louis III, Western Frankish King
Carloman, Western Frankish King
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Ansgarde was the wife of the French king Louis II and mother of the French kings Louis III and Carloman (joint).
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/351.html).
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Louis III, Western Frankish King
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Born: c863
Died: 882
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Father: Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
Mother: Ansgarde
Married (1): ?
Children: ?
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Western Frankish King 879-882
When King Louis II of France died in 879, his two sons, Louis III and Carloman, succeeded as joint kings. Louis died in 882 and Carloman became sole king until his death in 884 when he was succeeded by Charles the Fat.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/352.html).
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Carloman, Western Frankish King
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Born: ?
Died: 884
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Father: Louis II, the Stammerer, Western Frankish King
Mother: Ansgarde
Married (1): ?
Children: ?
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Western Frankish King 879-884
When King Louis II of France died in 879, his two sons, Louis III and Carloman, succeeded as joint kings. Louis died in 882 and Carloman became sole king until his death in 884 when he was succeeded by Charles the Fat.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/353.html).3Web site.
Although some doubts were cast upon their legitimacy, the brothers obtained recognition and in 880 made a division of the kingdom, Carloman receiving Burgundy and the southern part of France. In 879 Boso, Count of Arles took Provence from the Franks. In 882 Carloman became sole king owing to his brother's death, but the kingdom was in a deplorable condition partly owing to incursions from the Norman raiders, and his power was very circumscribed. There were revolts of the feudal lords even in Burgundy. Carloman met his death while hunting on December 12, 884.
Carloman of France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from Carloman, King of the West Franks)
Carloman (died 884), king of Western Francia, was the eldest son of King Louis the Stammerer, and became king, together with his brother Louis III, on his father's death in 879.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carloman%2C_King_of_the_West_Franks).
King Æthelwulf (Ethelwulf) of Wessex
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).3Web site.
He was an only child, but had fathered five sons, by his first wife, Osburga. He recognized that there could be difficulties with contention over the succession. He devised a scheme which would guarantee (insofar as it was possible to do so) that each child would have his turn on the throne without having to worry about rival claims from his siblings. Æthelwulf provided that the oldest living child would succeed to the throne and would control all the resources of the crown, without having them divided among the others, so that he would have adequate resources to rule. That he was able to provide for the continuation of his dynasty is a matter of record, but he was not able to guarantee familial harmony with his plan. This is proved by what we know of the foul plottings of his son, Æthelbald, while Æthelwulf was on pilgrimage to Rome in 855. Æthelwulf was a wise and capable ruler, whose vision made possible the beneficial reign of his youngest son, Alfred the Great.
Æthelwulf (839-58 AD)
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Æthelwulf was the son of Egbert and a sub-king of Kent. He assumed the throne of Wessex upon his father's death in 839. His reign is characterized by the usual Viking invasions and repulsions common to all English rulers of the time, but the making of war was not his chief claim to fame. Æthelwulf is remembered, however dimly, as a highly religious man who cared about the establishment and preservation of the church. He was also a wealthy man and controlled vast resources. Out of these resources, he gave generously, to Rome and to religious houses that were in need.
(http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon2.html).4The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England.
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
Queen Osburga (Osburh) of Wessex
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
King Æthelstan I (Athelstan) of (Kent, Essex and Sussex) England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
King Æthelbert (Ethelberht) of Wessex
1The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
Queen Æthelswith (Ethelswith) (Æthelswyth) of (Mercia) England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Æthelswyth
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Born: ?
Died: 888
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Father: Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
Mother: Osburga
Married (1): Burhred, King of Mercia
Children: ?
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Æthelswyth was the sister of many English kings, including Alfred and Æthelred I, the duaghter of King Æthelwulf, and was married to their ally, the Mercian King Burhred who was defeated by the Danes.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/394.html).
Æthelred (Ethelred) "Mucil" Eald of the Gainai
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
Duke Æthelred (Ethelred) of Mercia
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
Queen Æthelflœd (Ethelflaed) (Æthelflaed) (Ethelfleda) of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Æthelflæda, Queen of Mercia (911-920)
Æthelflæda was sub-ruler of Mercia under the sovergnty of her brother King Edward of England. She built a fortress at Bramsbury in 910, and one at Bridgenorth in 912. In 916, she invaded Wales and took Brecknock. In 918, she took the town of Derby. She died in 920.
(http://www.ghgcorp.com/shetler/oldimp/423.html).
King Edward I "The Elder" of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Edward I, the Elder
(900-924 AD)
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Son of Alfred the Great, Edward immediately succeeded his father to the throne. His main achievement was to use the military platform created by his father to bring back, under English control, the whole of the Danelaw, south of the Humber River.
(http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon7.html).3The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
EDWARD 'THE ELDER' (r. 899-924)
Well-trained by Alfred, his son Edward 'the Elder' (reigned 899-924) was a bold soldier who defeated the Danes in Northumbria at Tettenhall in 910 and was acknowledged by the Viking kingdom of York. The kings of Strathclyde and the Scots submitted to Edward in 921. By military success and patient planning, Edward spread English influence and control. Much of this was due to his alliance with his formidable sister Aethelflaed, who was married to the ruler of Mercia and seems to have governed that kingdom after her husband's death.
Edward was able to establish an administration for the kingdom of England, whilst obtaining the allegiance of Danes, Scots and Britons. Edward died in 924, and he was buried in the New Minster which he had had completed at Winchester. Edward was twice married, but it is possible that his eldest son Athelstan was the son of a mistress.
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page26.asp).
1The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Edward was twice married, but it is possible that his eldest son Athelstan was the son of a mistress.
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page26.asp).
King Æthelstan (Athelstan) of England
1Web site.
Athelstan (c. 895 - October 27, 939) was a King of England (924 - 939). He was the son of King Edward the Elder, whom he succeeded as the ruler of all England on July 17, 924. There is a question of his legitimacy, as his mother was first known as a poor shepherd's daughter with whom Edward fell in love. She was later described as "a noblewoman". Athelstan is generally regarded as the first proper English king. He achieved considerable military successes over his rivals, including the Vikings, and extended his rule to parts of Wales and Cornwall. His greatest victory, over an enemy alliance, was the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. Although he established many alliances through his family, he had no children of his own. He fostered Hakon the Good, who later became king of Norway. He died in 939 at Gloucester and was succeeded by his younger half-brother, King Edmund I of England.
(http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Athelstan_of_England).2The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
1The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
Kings of Wessex and England
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/wessex.pdf).
King Edward I "The Elder" of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
2Web site.
Edward I, the Elder
(900-924 AD)
.......................................
Son of Alfred the Great, Edward immediately succeeded his father to the throne. His main achievement was to use the military platform created by his father to bring back, under English control, the whole of the Danelaw, south of the Humber River.
(http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon7.html).3The British Royal Household, History of the Monarchy -- The Kings and Queens of England, (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page10.asp).
EDWARD 'THE ELDER' (r. 899-924)
Well-trained by Alfred, his son Edward 'the Elder' (reigned 899-924) was a bold soldier who defeated the Danes in Northumbria at Tettenhall in 910 and was acknowledged by the Viking kingdom of York. The kings of Strathclyde and the Scots submitted to Edward in 921. By military success and patient planning, Edward spread English influence and control. Much of this was due to his alliance with his formidable sister Aethelflaed, who was married to the ruler of Mercia and seems to have governed that kingdom after her husband's death.
Edward was able to establish an administration for the kingdom of England, whilst obtaining the allegiance of Danes, Scots and Britons. Edward died in 924, and he was buried in the New Minster which he had had completed at Winchester. Edward was twice married, but it is possible that his eldest son Athelstan was the son of a mistress.
(http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page26.asp).
Queen Elfleda (Ælflaeda) of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
Prince Æthelwerd (Ethelwerd) (Elfwerd) of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
Princess Æthelhilda (Ethelhilda) of England
1The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.