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     Æthelstan, King of England was born circa 895.¹ He was the son of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ecgwyn (?)² He died on 27 October 939 at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹
     He succeeded as the King Æthelstan of England on 17 July 924.¹ He was crowned King of England on 4 September 924 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England^G.¹
     He spent his youth in Mercia and beat the Northumbrians and following the Battle of Brunanburh in 937, the kings of Scotland and Strathclyde swore allegiance to him. Athelstan was acknowledged by the Welsh princes and at a meeting at Hereford they agreed to pay taxes to him in the form of gold, silver, hawks, hounds and oxen. He founded the see of St Germans in Cornwall. Athelstan made laws, particularly to control the widespread thieving that was then prevalent. Athelstan had a good physique and golden hair, he was compassionate, intelligent and christian-like and was the first English Monarch who effectively ruled the whole Kingdom. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Saint Edith (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ecgwyn (?) She married Sihtric Caech, King of Northumbria on 30 January 926 at Tamworth, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ She died circa 927.¹
     She was the Abbess in 927 at Tamworth Abbey, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ She was a nun in 927 at Polesworth Abbey, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Maria White was born in 1805.¹ She was the daughter of Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry and Lady Margaret Anne Hare.¹ She died in 1817.¹

     Ælflæd (?) was the daughter of Ethelhelm, Ealdorman and Elswitha (?)² She married Eadweard I, King of Wessex, son of Ælfræd, King of Wessex and Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia, circa 901.² She died in 920.² She was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Louis d'Aquitaine, Roi d'Arles married Eadgifu (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Eadgifu (?), before 923.¹

     Edwin (?) was the son of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)¹ He died in 933, drowned in the English Channel.² He was buried at St. Bertin's Abbey, St. Omer, France^G.³

     Eadflæd (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)¹ She died at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     She was a nun.²

     Herbert III, Comte de Vermandois was the son of Albert I, Comte de Vermandois and Gerberge de Lotharingie.² He married Eadgifu (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?), circa 951 at Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France^G.¹ He died in 993.¹
     He gained the title of Comte de Meaux. He gained the title of Comte de Troyes. He gained the title of Comte de Vermandois.¹

     Æthelhilda (?) was the daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?)¹ She was buried at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     She was a lay sister at Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Liudolf, Duke of Swabia was the son of Otto I von Sachsen, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth (?)¹ He married Ida (?), daughter of Hermann, Duke of Almayne and Swabia.¹ He died in 957.¹
     He gained the title of Duke of Swabia.¹