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| Father | Hugbert (?)1 d. 864 (IN BATTLE) |
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| Reference | 7378 |
| Name Variation | Count Thibault of Arles was also styled Theobald (?).2 |
| Marriage* | He married Bertha of Lorraine, daughter of King Lothair II of Lorraine "the Saxon" and Valtrude (?), in 879.1,2 |
| Death* | He died in 895.1 |
| Family | Bertha of Lorraine b. 863, d. 8 March 925 |
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| Father | King Lothair II of Lorraine "the Saxon"1,2 b. 827, d. 8 August 869 |
| Mother | Valtrude (?)1 d. after 9 April 868 |
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| Reference | 7379 |
| Birth* | Bertha of Lorraine was born in 863.1,3 |
| Marriage* | She married Count Thibault of Arles, son of Hugbert (?), in 879.1,3 |
| Marriage* | She married Adalbert II "the Rich" of Tuscany, son of Adalbert I of Tuscany and Rothilde of Spoleto, circa 895.1 |
| Death* | She died on 8 March 925.1,3 |
| Burial* | She was buried at Lucca, Italy.1 |
| Family 1 | Count Thibault of Arles d. 895 |
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| Family 2 | Adalbert II "the Rich" of Tuscany d. 17 August 915 |
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| Father | Ingelger (?)1 d. 888 |
| Mother | Aelinde de Gatinais1 b. circa 848 |
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| Reference | 7384 |
| Birth* | Fulk I the Red (?) was born in 888 at of Anjou, France.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Roscille de Lochar (?), daughter of Werner (Garnier) (?) and Torcinda (?), before 5 July 905.1 |
| Death* | He died between 941 and 942.1 |
| Family | Roscille de Lochar (?) |
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| Father | Werner (Garnier) (?)1 |
| Mother | Torcinda (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7385 |
| Marriage* | Roscille de Lochar (?) married Fulk I the Red (?), son of Ingelger (?) and Aelinde de Gatinais, before 5 July 905.1 |
| Family | Fulk I the Red (?) b. 888, d. between 941 and 942 |
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| Father | Tertulle the Breton (?)1 |
| Mother | Petronille of Andech (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7386 |
| Marriage* | Ingelger (?) married Aelinde de Gatinais, daughter of Geoffrey (?).1 |
| Death* | He died in 888.1 |
| Family | Aelinde de Gatinais b. circa 848 |
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| Father | Geoffrey (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7387 |
| Birth* | Aelinde de Gatinais was born circa 848 at of Gatinais, France.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Ingelger (?), son of Tertulle the Breton (?) and Petronille of Andech (?).1 |
| Family | Ingelger (?) d. 888 |
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| Reference | 7388 |
| Marriage* | Werner (Garnier) (?) married Torcinda (?).1 |
| Family | Torcinda (?) |
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| Reference | 7389 |
| Marriage* | Torcinda (?) married Werner (Garnier) (?).1 |
| Family | Werner (Garnier) (?) |
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| Father | Grand Prince Igor Ruricowitz of Kiev1,2 b. 877, d. 945 |
| Mother | St. Olga (?)1,2 d. 11 July 969 |
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| Reference | 7390 |
| Name Variation | Grand Prince Svyatoslav Igorowitz of Kiev was also styled Grand Prince Svatislav I of Kiev.3 |
| Birth* | He was born between 942 and 945 at Kiev, Ukraine.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Malusha of Lubech, daughter of Malk of Lubech.1,3 |
| Death* | He died between 972 and 973 at Kiev, Ukraine.1,3 |
| Family | Malusha of Lubech b. circa 944, d. 1002 |
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| Father | Malk of Lubech1 b. circa 918 |
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| Reference | 7391 |
| Name Variation | Malusha of Lubech was also styled Maloucha.2 |
| Birth* | She was born circa 944 at of Kiev, Kiev, Ukraine.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Grand Prince Svyatoslav Igorowitz of Kiev, son of Grand Prince Igor Ruricowitz of Kiev and St. Olga (?).1,3 |
| Death* | She died in 1002.1 |
| Family | Grand Prince Svyatoslav Igorowitz of Kiev b. between 942 and 945, d. between 972 and 973 |
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| Father | Constantine VII of Byzantium1,2 b. before November 905, d. 9 November 959 |
| Mother | Helen Augusta (?)1 b. circa 906, d. 19 September 961 |
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| Reference | 7392 |
| Birth* | Romanus II of Byzantium was born in 940 at Constantinople.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Theophano of Byzantium (?), daughter of Theophanus (?), circa 956 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Title* | He held the title of Byzantine Emperor between 959 and 963.3 |
| Death* | He died on 15 March 963.1 |
| Family | Theophano of Byzantium (?) b. circa 936 |
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| Father | Theophanus (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7393 |
| Birth* | Theophano of Byzantium (?) was born circa 936 at of Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Romanus II of Byzantium, son of Constantine VII of Byzantium and Helen Augusta (?), circa 956 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Family | Romanus II of Byzantium b. 940, d. 15 March 963 |
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| Father | Bjorn 'the Old' (?)1 b. 868, d. 956 |
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| Reference | 7394 |
| Name Variation | King Eric VI Segersäll of Sweden was also styled Erik Segersäll.2 |
| Birth* | He was born circa 935 at Sweden.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Sigrid Storräda, daughter of Skoglar Toste (?).1,2 |
| Death* | He died in 994 at Uppsala, Sweden.1,2 |
| Family | Sigrid Storräda b. circa 950 |
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| Father | Skoglar Toste (?)1,2 |
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| Reference | 7395 |
| Birth* | Sigrid Storräda was born circa 950.1 |
| Marriage* | She married King Eric VI Segersäll of Sweden, son of Bjorn 'the Old' (?).1,2 |
| Marriage* | She married Sweyn Forkbeard (?), son of King Harald III Blaatand "Blue Tooth" and Cyrid of Sweden (?).1 |
| Family 1 | King Eric VI Segersäll of Sweden b. circa 935, d. 994 |
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| Family 2 | Sweyn Forkbeard (?) d. 3 February 1915 |
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| Father | Ruric (?)1,2 b. circa 845, d. 875 |
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| Reference | 7396 |
| Birth* | Grand Prince Igor Ruricowitz of Kiev was born in 877 at Novgorod, Russia.1 |
| Marriage* | He married St. Olga (?), daughter of Helgi II (Oleg) (?), in 903 at of Pskov, Pskov, Russia.1,3 |
| Death* | He died slain while raiding Derevlians in 945 at Kiev, Ukraine.1 |
| Death | He died in 947.3 |
| Family | St. Olga (?) d. 11 July 969 |
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| Father | Helgi II (Oleg) (?)1 d. circa 912 |
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| Reference | 7397 |
| Marriage* | St. Olga (?) married Grand Prince Igor Ruricowitz of Kiev, son of Ruric (?), in 903 at of Pskov, Pskov, Russia.1,2 |
| Death* | She died on 11 July 969 at Kiev, Ukraine.1,2 |
| HTML* | Br Weblinks:; Sainted Russian Princess Olga. |
| Family | Grand Prince Igor Ruricowitz of Kiev b. 877, d. 945 |
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| Father | Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium1 b. 1 September 866, d. 12 May 912 |
| Mother | Zoe Carbonopsina (?)1 b. circa 885 |
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| Reference | 7398 |
| Birth* | Constantine VII of Byzantium was born before November 905 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Title* | He held the title of Byzantine Emperor between 913 and 959.2 |
| Marriage* | He married Helen Augusta (?), daughter of Romanus I Lecapenus and Theodora Augusta (?), on 27 April 919 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Death* | He died (possibly poisoned) on 9 November 959.1 |
| Family | Helen Augusta (?) b. circa 906, d. 19 September 961 |
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| Father | Romanus I Lecapenus1 b. circa 869, d. 15 June 948 |
| Mother | Theodora Augusta (?)1 d. 20 February 923 |
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| Reference | 7399 |
| Name Variation | Helen Augusta (?) was also styled Helena Lecapena.2 |
| Birth* | She was born circa 906 at Constantinople.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Constantine VII of Byzantium, son of Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium and Zoe Carbonopsina (?), on 27 April 919 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Death* | She died on 19 September 961.1 |
| Family | Constantine VII of Byzantium b. before November 905, d. 9 November 959 |
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| Last Edited | 16 Jun 2005 |
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| Reference | 7400 |
| Marriage* | Theophanus (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
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| Last Edited | 24 Oct 2003 |
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| Reference | 7401 |
| Birth* | Edmund (?) was born circa 832 at of Birka, Sweden.1 |
| Marriage* | He married an unknown person. 1 |
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| Reference | 7402 |
| Marriage* | Skoglar Toste (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
| Name Variation | Skoglar Toste (?) was also styled Tosti.2 |
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| Father | Halfdan (?)1 d. 830 |
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| Reference | 7403 |
| Birth* | Ruric (?) was born circa 845.1 |
| Marriage* | He married an unknown person. 1 |
| Death* | He died in 875.1 |
| Note* | Was probably a Viking.2 |
| Title* | He held the title of Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod.2,3 |
| Death | He died in 879.3 |
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| Father | Michael III of Byzantium "the Drunkard"1,2 b. 839, d. 867 |
| Mother | Eudocia Ingerina (?)1 b. circa 840, d. 882 |
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| Reference | 7404 |
| Birth* | Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium was born on 1 September 866 at Constantinople.1,3,4 |
| Marriage* | He married Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?), daughter of Stylianos Tzautzes, in 898 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, formerly his mistress.1,5,4 |
| Marriage* | He married Zoe Carbonopsina (?) on 9 January 906 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Death* | He died on 12 May 912 at age 45.1,3,4 |
| Note* | Married four times, trying to beget a male heir. More of a scholar than a soldier, he completed the legal codification begun by Basil I.4 |
| Family 1 | Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?) d. December 899 |
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| Family 2 | Zoe Carbonopsina (?) b. circa 885 |
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| Reference | 7405 |
| Birth* | Zoe Carbonopsina (?) was born circa 885.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium, son of Michael III of Byzantium "the Drunkard" and Eudocia Ingerina (?), on 9 January 906 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Family | Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium b. 1 September 866, d. 12 May 912 |
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| Father | Theophylactes Asbastantos1 d. after 871 |
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| Reference | 7406 |
| Biography* | From Gibbon: "The succeeding years of the minority of Constantine were occupied by his mother Zoe, and a succession or council of seven regents, who pursued their interest, gratified their passions, abandoned the republic, supplanted each other, and finally vanished in the presence of a soldier. From an obscure origin, Romanus Lecapenus had raised himself to the command of the naval armies; and in the anarchy of the times, had deserved, or at least had obtained, the national esteem. With a victorious and affectionate fleet, he sailed from the mouth of the Danube into the harbor of Constantinople, and was hailed as the deliverer of the people, and the guardian of the prince. His supreme office was at first defined by the new appellation of father of the emperor; but Romanus soon disdained the subordinate powers of a minister, and assumed with the titles of Caesar and Augustus, the full independence of royalty, which he held near five-and-twenty years. His three sons, Christopher, Stephen, and Constantine were successively adorned with the same honors, and the lawful emperor was degraded from the first to the fifth rank in this college of princes. Yet, in the preservation of his life and crown, he might still applaud his own fortune and the clemency of the usurper. The examples of ancient and modern history would have excused the ambition of Romanus: the powers and the laws of the empire were in his hand; the spurious birth of Constantine would have justified his exclusion; and the grave or the monastery was open to receive the son of the concubine. But Lecapenus does not appear to have possessed either the virtues or the vices of a tyrant. The spirit and activity of his private life dissolved away in the sunshine of the throne; and in his licentious pleasures, he forgot the safety both of the republic and of his family. Of a mild and religious character, he respected the sanctity of oaths, the innocence of the youth, the memory of his parents, and the attachment of the people. The studious temper and retirement of Constantine disarmed the jealousy of power: his books and music, his pen and his pencil, were a constant source of amusement; and if he could improve a scanty allowance by the sale of his pictures, if their price was not enhanced by the name of the artist, he was endowed with a personal talent, which few princes could employ in the hour of adversity. The fall of Romanus was occasioned by his own vices and those of his children. After the decease of Christopher, his eldest son, the two surviving brothers quarrelled with each other, and conspired against their father. At the hour of noon, when all strangers were regularly excluded from the palace, they entered his apartment with an armed force, and conveyed him, in the habit of a monk, to a small island in the Propontis, which was peopled by a religious community. The rumor of this domestic revolution excited a tumult in the city; but Porphyrogenitus alone, the true and lawful emperor, was the object of the public care; and the sons of Lecapenus were taught, by tardy experience, that they had achieved a guilty and perilous enterprise for the benefit of their rival. Their sister Helena, the wife of Constantine, revealed, or supposed, their treacherous design of assassinating her husband at the royal banquet. His loyal adherents were alarmed, and the two usurpers were prevented, seized, degraded from the purple, and embarked for the same island and monastery where their father had been so lately confined. Old Romanus met them on the beach with a sarcastic smile, and, after a just reproach of their folly and ingratitude, presented his Imperial colleagues with an equal share of his water and vegetable diet."2 |
| Birth* | Romanus I Lecapenus was born circa 869 at Lakape, Armenia.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Theodora Augusta (?) after 891 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Title* | He held the title of Byzantine Emperor between 921 and 944.2 |
| Death* | He died on 15 June 948 at Isle of Prote, Macedonia, Greece.1 |
| Family | Theodora Augusta (?) d. 20 February 923 |
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| Reference | 7407 |
| Marriage* | Theodora Augusta (?) married Romanus I Lecapenus, son of Theophylactes Asbastantos, after 891 at Constantinople, Turkey.1 |
| Death* | She died on 20 February 923.1 |
| Family | Romanus I Lecapenus b. circa 869, d. 15 June 948 |
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| Last Edited | 24 Oct 2003 |
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| Reference | 7408 |
| Birth* | Theophylactes Asbastantos was born at of Armenia.1 |
| Marriage* | He married an unknown person. 1 |
| Death* | He died after 871.1 |
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| Father | Eymund (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7409 |
| Birth* | Eric Edmundson (?) was born circa 849.1 |
| Marriage* | He married an unknown person. 1 |
| Death* | He died in 906.1 |
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| Father | Edmund (?)1 b. circa 832 |
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| Reference | 7410 |
| Marriage* | Eymund (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
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| Father | Herbert II of Vermandois1,2 b. between 880 and 890, d. 23 February 943 |
| Mother | Liegarde of France1,3 b. circa 887, d. 931 |
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| Reference | 7411 |
| Birth* | Count Albert I de Vermandois "the Pious" was born circa 920 at of Vermandois, Normandy, France.1,4 |
| Marriage* | He married Gerberga of Lorraine (?), daughter of Duke Giselbert of Lorraine and Gerberga of Saxony, before 954.1,5 |
| Death* | He died on 9 September 987.1,2 |
| Burial* | He was buried at St. Quentin, France.1 |
| Family | Gerberga of Lorraine (?) b. circa 935, d. before 7 September 978 |
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| Father | Duke Giselbert of Lorraine1,2 b. circa 890, d. 2 October 939 |
| Mother | Gerberga of Saxony1,2 b. 914, d. 5 May 984 |
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| Reference | 7412 |
| Birth* | Gerberga of Lorraine (?) was born circa 935.1,3 |
| Marriage* | She married Count Albert I de Vermandois "the Pious", son of Herbert II of Vermandois and Liegarde of France, before 954.1,3 |
| Death* | She died before 7 September 978.1 |
| Family | Count Albert I de Vermandois "the Pious" b. circa 920, d. 9 September 987 |
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| Father | Raoul (?)1 d. after 981 |
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| Reference | 7413 |
| Death* | Count Reinald of Bar died circa 998.1 |
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| Father | (Mr.) d' Auxerre1 |
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| Reference | 7416 |
| Death* | Raoul (?) died after 981.1 |
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| Father | Edulf (?)1 |
| Mother | Elfwina of Mercia (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7419 |
| Title* | Leofwine Earl of Mercia held the title of Earl of Mercia, Earl of Leicester.1 |
| Death* | He died circa 1032.1,2 |
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| Last Edited | 21 Jun 2005 |
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| Reference | 7420 |
| Name Variation | Gundrada (?) was also styled Gondree (?).1 |
| Marriage* | She married Thibault III of Blois, son of Eudes II of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.1,2 |
| Family | Thibault III of Blois b. before 1012, d. 29 September 1089 |
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| Marriage* | Thorold of Bukenhall (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
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| Marriage* | William (?) married (?) FitzThorold, daughter of Thorold of Bukenhall (?).1 |
| Family | (?) FitzThorold |
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| Father | Thorold of Bukenhall (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7423 |
| Marriage* | (?) FitzThorold married William (?).1 |
| Family | William (?) |
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| Father | Ordgar (?)1 d. 870 |
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| Reference | 7426 |
| Marriage* | Edulf (?) married Elfwina of Mercia (?), daughter of Æthelred of Mercia and Æthelflæda of Wessex.1 |
| Family | Elfwina of Mercia (?) |
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| Father | Æthelred of Mercia1 d. 912 |
| Mother | Æthelflæda of Wessex1 d. 15 June 919 |
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| Reference | 7427 |
| Marriage* | Elfwina of Mercia (?) married Edulf (?), son of Ordgar (?).1 |
| Family | Edulf (?) |
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| Father | Edward of England "the Elder"1 b. 875, d. 17 July 924 |
| Mother | Ecwina (Egwina) (?)1 |
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| Reference | 7428 |
| Hume* | To see what David Hume wrote about Aethelstan (?) in his History of England, please view the exhibit attached to this tag 925.THE STAIN in this prince's birth was not, in those times, deemed so considerable as to exclude him from the throne; and Athelstan, being of an age, as well as of a capacity, fitted for government, obtained the preference to Edward's younger children, who, though legitimate, were of too tender years to rule a nation so much exposed both to foreign invasion and to domestic convulsions. Some discontents, however, prevailed on his accession; and Alfred, a nobleman of considerable power, was thence encouraged to enter into a conspiracy against him. This incident is related by historians with circumstances, which the reader, according to the degree of credit he is disposed to give them, may impute either to the invention of monks, who forged them, or to their artifice, who found means of making them real. Alfred, it is said, being seized upon strong suspicions, but without any certain proof, firmly denied the conspiracy imputed to him; and in order to justify himself, he offered to swear to his innocence before the pope, whose person, it was supposed, contained such superior sanctity, that no one could presume to give a false oath in his presence, and yet hope to escape the immediate vengeance of heaven. The king accepted of the condition, and Alfred was conducted to Rome; where, either conscious of his innocence, or neglecting the superstition, to which he appealed, he ventured to make the oath required of him, before John, who then filled the papal chair. But no sooner had he pronounced the fatal words, than he fell into convulsions, of which, three days after, he expired. The king, as if the guilt of the conspirator were now fully ascertained, confiscated his estate, and made a present of it to the monastery of Malmesbury;r secure that no doubts would ever thenceforth be entertained concerning the justice of his proceedings. The dominion of Athelstan was no sooner established over his English subjects, than he endeavoured to give security to the government, by providing against the insurrections of the Danes, which had created so much disturbance to his predecessors. He marched into Northumberland; and finding, that the inhabitants bore with impatience the English yoke, he thought it prudent to confer on Sithric, a Danish nobleman, the title of King, and to attach him to his interest, by giving him his sister, Editha, in marriage. But this policy proved by accident the source of dangerous consequences. Sithric died in a twelvemonth after; and his two sons by a former marriage, Anlaf and Godfrid, founding pretensions on their father's elevation, assumed the sovereignty, without waiting for Athelstan's consent. They were soon expelled by the power of that monarch; and the former took shelter in Ireland, as the latter did in Scotland, where he received, during some time, protection from Constantine, who then enjoyed the crown of that kingdom. The Scottish prince, however, continually solicited, and even menaced, by Athelstan, at last promised to deliver up his guest; but secretly detesting this treachery, he gave Godfrid warning to make his escape;s and that fugitive, after subsisting by pyracy for some years, freed the king, by his death, from any farther anxiety. Athelstan, resenting Constantine's behaviour, entered Scotland with an army; and ravaging the country with impunity,t he reduced the Scots to such distress, that their king was content to preserve his crown, by making submissions to the enemy. The English historians assert,u that Constantine did homage to Athelstan for his kingdom; and they add, that the latter prince, being urged by his courtiers to push the present favourable opportunity, and entirely subdue Scotland, replied, that it was more glorious to confer than conquer kingdoms.w But those annals, so uncertain and imperfect in themselves, lose all credit, when national prepossessions and animosities have place: And on that account, the Scotch historians, who, without having any more knowledge of the matter, strenuously deny the fact, seem more worthy of belief. Constantine, whether he owed the retaining of his crown to the moderation of Athelstan, who was unwilling to employ all his advantages against him, or to the policy of that prince, who esteemed the humiliation of an enemy a greater acquisition than the subjection of a discontented and mutinous people, thought the behaviour of the English monarch more an object of resentment than of gratitude. He entered into a confederacy with Anlaf, who had collected a great body of Danish pyrates, whom he found hovering in the Irish seas; and with some Welsh princes, who were terrified at the growing power of Athelstan: and all these allies made by concert an irruption with a great army into England. Athelstan, collecting his forces, met the enemy near Brunsbury in Northumberland, and defeated them in a general engagement. This victory was chiefly ascribed to the valour of Turketul, the English chancellor: For in those turbulent ages, no one was so much occupied in civil employments, as wholly to lay aside the military character.x There is a circumstance, not unworthy of notice, which historians relate with regard to the transactions of this war. Anlaf, on the approach of the English army, thought, that he could not venture too much to ensure a fortunate event; and employing the artifice formerly practised by Alfred against the Danes, he entered the enemy's camp in the habit of a minstrel. The stratagem was for the present attended with like success. He gave such satisfaction to the soldiers, who flocked about him, that they introduced him to the king's tent; and Anlaf, having played before that prince and his nobles during their repast, was dismissed with a handsome reward. His prudence kept him from refusing the present; but his pride determined him, on his departure, to bury it, while he fancied that he was unespied by all the world. But a soldier in Athelstan's camp, who had formerly served under Anlaf, had been struck with some suspicion on the first appearance of the minstrel; and was engaged by curiosity to observe all his motions. He regarded this last action as a full proof of Anlaf's disguise; and he immediately carried the intelligence to Athelstan, who blamed him for not sooner giving him information, that he might have seized his enemy. But the soldier told him that, as he had formerly sworn fealty to Anlaf, he could never have pardoned himself the treachery of betraying and ruining his ancient master; and that Athelstan himself, after such an instance of his criminal conduct, would have had equal reason to distrust his allegiance. Athelstan, having praised the generosity of the soldier's principles, reflected on the incident, which he foresaw might be attended with important consequences. He removed his station in the camp; and as a bishop arrived that evening with a reinforcement of troops, (for the ecclesiastics were then no less warlike than the civil magistrates) he occupied with his train that very place which had been left vacant by the king's removal. The precaution of Athelstan was found prudent: For no sooner had darkness fallen, than Anlaf broke into the camp, and hastening directly to the place where he had left the king's tent, put the bishop to death, before he had time to prepare for his defence.y There fell several Danish and Welsh princes in the action of Brunsbury;z and Constantine and Anlaf made their escape with difficulty, leaving the greater part of their army on the field of battle. After this success, Athelstan enjoyed his crown in tranquility; and he is regarded as one of the ablest and most active of those ancient princes. He passed a remarkable law, which was calculated for the encouragement of commerce, and which it required some liberality of mind, in that age, to have devised: That a merchant, who made three long sea-voyages on his own account, should be admitted to the rank of a thane or gentleman. This prince died at Glocester in the year 941,a after a reign of sixteen years; and was succeeded by Edmund, his legitimate brother. 2 |
| Birth* | He was born circa 894.1 |
| Death* | He died on 27 October 939 at Gloucester, England.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried at Malmesbury.1 |
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| Marriage* | Baldric the Teuton (?) married Anonyma de Benefacta, daughter of Faulk d' Aunay.1 |
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| Father | Aelfgar I (?)1 |
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| Marriage* | Ordgar (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
| Death* | He died in 870.1 |
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| Father | Hugh the Great (?)1 d. after 853 |
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| Marriage* | Æthelred of Mercia married Æthelflæda of Wessex, daughter of Alfred of England "The Great" and Ealhswith Of Mercia Alswitha, before 890.1 |
| Death* | He died in 912.1 |
| Family | Æthelflæda of Wessex d. 15 June 919 |
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| Father | Alfred of England "The Great"1 b. 849, d. 26 October 899 |
| Mother | Ealhswith Of Mercia Alswitha1 b. circa 852, d. 904 |
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| Biography* | Æthelflæda governed jointly with her husband until his death. She then governed in her own name, and jointly with her brother Edward, King of Wessex, dominated the Vikings. She led her army herself in the conquest of Derby and Leicester. Her daughter succeeded her, but Edward took over Mercia and governed the joint kingdoms himself.2 |
| Marriage* | Æthelflæda of Wessex married Æthelred of Mercia, son of Hugh the Great (?), before 890.1 |
| Death* | She died on 15 June 919.1 |
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| Mistress* | Ecwina (Egwina) (?) was the mistress of Edward of England "the Elder".1,2 |
| Family | Edward of England "the Elder" b. 875, d. 17 July 924 |
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| Father | Doncuan (?)1 d. 1018 |
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| Marriage* | Gillacomghall O'Toole married an unknown person. 1 |
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| Father | King Dunlaing of Leinster1 d. 1014 |
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| Marriage* | Doncuan (?) married an unknown person. 1 |
| Death* | He died in 1018.1 |
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| Father | Duke Charles of Lorraine1 b. 953, d. 994 |
| Mother | Bonna (?)1 |
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