Clayton - Person Sheet
Clayton - Person Sheet
NameECGWYN, Queen 
OccupationQueen Consort
Misc. Notes
Ecgwynn or Ecgwynna, was the first consort of Edward the Elder, later King of the English, by whom she bore the future King Æthelstan and a daughter who married Sihtric Cáech, Norse king of Dublin, Ireland and Northumbria. Extremely little is known about her background and life.
Not even her name is given in any sources until after the Norman Conquest. The first to record it is William of Malmesbury, who presents it in Latinised guise as Egwinna and who is in fact the principal source for her existence.
Not even her name is given in any sources until after the Norman Conquest. The first to record it is William of Malmesbury, who presents it in Latinised guise as Egwinna and who is in fact the principal source for her existence.
Spouses
1EDWARD-THE-ELDER, King , 37G Grandfather
, 37G GrandfatherBirth Date875
Birth PlaceWessex, England
OccupationKing of England, 899-924
Death Date17 Jul 924 Age: 49
Death PlaceFarndon-On-Dee, Chestershire, England
FlagsRoyalty
FatherALFRED-I, King (849-899)
MotherMERCIA, Ealhswith of (~852-902)
Misc. Notes
Edward the Elder (Old English: Eadweard cyningwas an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex. He captured the eastern Midlands and East Anglia from the Danes in 917 and became ruler of Mercia in 918 upon the death of Æthelflæd, his sister.