This timeline gives a chronological listing of the main events in Anglo Saxon England 410 – 1066
Category: Anglo-Saxon People
King Egbert of Wessex 770 – 839
Father – Ealmund of Kent
Mother – Not Known
Spouse – Redburga (possibly)
Children – Aethelwulf, Aethelstan
King of Wessex – 800 – 839
Predecessor – Beorhtric
Successor – Aethelwulf
King Aethelwulf of Wessex 795 – 858
Father – Egbert of Wessex
Mother – Redburga (possibly)
Spouse – Osburgh, Judith of France
Children – Aethelstan, Aethelbald, Aethelberht, Aethelswitha, Aethelred, Alfred
King of Wessex – 839 – 858
Predecessor – Egbert of Wessex
Successor – Aethelbald
Osburgh of Wessex 810 – 855
Father – Oslac
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – King Aethelwulf of Wessex
Children – Aethelstan, Aethelbald, Aethelberht, Aethelswitha, Aethelred, Alfred
King Aethelbald of Wessex 834 – 860
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Judith of France
Children – No children
King of Wessex – 858 – 860
Predecessor – Aethelwulf
Successor – Aethelberht
King Aethelberht of Wessex 836 – 865
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of Wessex – 860 – 865
Predecessor – Aethelbald
Successor – Aethelred I
King Aethelred I of Wessex 840 – 871
Father – Aethelwulf
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Wulfthryth
Children – Aethelhelm, Aethelwold
King of Wessex – 866 – 871
Predecessor – Aethelberht
Successor – Alfred
Judith of France and Flanders 843 – 870
Father – Charles the Bald of France
Mother – Ermengarde of Orleans
Spouse – King Aethelwulf of Wessex, King Aethelbald of Wessex, Baldwin of Flanders
Children – Charles, Baldwin, Raoul
King Alfred the Great 849 – 899
Father – Aethelwulf of Wessex
Mother – Osburgh
Spouse – Ealhswith
Children – Aethelflaed, Edward, Aethelgifu, Aethelweard, Aelfthryth
King of Wessex – 871 – 899
Predecessor – Aethelred I of Wessex
Successor – Edward the Elder
Ealhswith of Wessex 852 – 902
Father – Aethelred Mucel of Mercia
Mother – Eadburh of Mercia
Spouse – Alfred the Great
Children – Aethelflaed, Edward, Aethelgifu, Aethelweard, Aelfthryth
Aethelhelm of Wessex b 868
Aethelflaed Lady of the Mercians 870 – 918
Father – Alfred the Great
Mother – Ealhswith of Wessex
Married – Aethelred of Mercia
Children – Aelfwynn
Wulfthryth of Wessex b. 840
Aethelwold of Wessex 869 – 902
King Edward the Elder of England 874 – 924
Father – Alfred the Great
Mother – Ealhswith
Spouse – Ecgwynn, Aelfflaed, Eadgifu
Children – by Ecgwynn – Aethelstan, a daughter
by Aelfflaed – Eadgifu, Aelfweard, Edwin, Eadgyth, Eadhild
by Eadgifu – Edmund, Eadred Eadburh, Aelfgifu
King of England – 899 – 924
Predecessor – Alfred the Great
Successor –Aethelstan
Ecgwynn of Wessex c877 – c899
Father – Unknown
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Edward the Elder
Children – Aethelstan, un-named daughter
Aelfflaed of Wessex c878 – c919
Father – Aethelhelm of Wiltshire
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Edward the Elder
Children – Eadgifu, Aelfweard, Edwin, Eadgyth, Eadhild
King Aethelstan of England 895 – 939
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Ecgwynn
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of England – 924 – 939
Predecessor – Edward the Elder
Successor –Edmund I
Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury c902 – 944
Eadgifu of Kent c902 – c966
Father – Sigehelm of Kent
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Edward the Elder
Children – Edmund, Eadred, Eadburh, Eadgifu
Aethelflaed of Damerham c920 – c975
King Edmund I of England 921 – 946
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Eadgifu of Kent
Spouse – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury, Aethelflaed of Damerham
Children – Eadwig, Edgar
King of England – 939 – 946
Predecessor – Aethelstan
Successor –Eadred
King Eadred of England 923 – 955
Father – Edward the Elder
Mother – Eadgifu of Kent
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of England – 946 – 955
Predecessor – Edmund I
Successor –Eadwig
Wulfthryth of Wilton 937 – 1000
King Eadwig of England 941 – 959
Father – Edmund I
Mother – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury
Spouse – Aelfgifu
Children – No children
King of England – 955 – 959
Predecessor – Eadred
Successor –Edgar
Aelfgifu (Wife of Eadwig)
King Edgar the Peaceful of England 943 – 975
Father – Edmund I
Mother – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury
Spouse – Aethelflaed, Wulfthryth, Aelfthryth
Children – Edward, Eadgyth, Edmund, Aethelred
King of England – 959 – 975
Predecessor – Eadwig
Successor –Edward the Martyr
Aelfthryth (Wife of King Edgar) 945 – 1002
Father – Ealdorman Ordgar
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Aethelwald, King Edgar
Children – Edmund, Aethelred
Aethelflaed the Fair d c964
King Edward the Martyr of England 962 – 978
Father – Edgar
Mother – Aethelflaed
Spouse – Unmarried
Children – No children
King of England – 975 – 978
Predecessor – Edgar
Successor –Aethelred the Unready
King Aethelred the Unready of England 966 – 1016
Father – King Edgar
Mother – Aelfthryth
Spouse – Aelfgifu of York, Emma of Normandy
Children – Aethelstan, Edmund, Eadred, Eadwig, Edgar, Eadgyth, Aelfgifu, Wulfthryth, Edward, Alfred, Godgifu
King of England – 978 – 1013
Predecessor – Edward the Martyr
Successor – Sweyn Forkbeard
King of England – 1014 – 1016
Predecessor – Sweyn Forkbeard
Successor – Edmund II (Ironside)
Aelfgifu of Northampton b. c990
King Edmund II (Ironside) of England 990 – 1016
Father – King Aethelred the Unready
Mother – Aelfgifu of York
Spouse – Ealdgyth
Children – Edward the Exile, Edmund
King of England – 1016
Predecessor – Aethelred the Unready
Successor – King Cnut
Aelfgifu of York 970 – 1002
Emma of Normandy 985 – 1052
Father – Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Mother – Gunnora
Spouse – Aethelred the Unready, Cnut
Children – Edward, Godgifu, Alfred, Harthacnut, Gunhilda
Ealdgyth (Wife of Edmund II) b c992
Gytha Thorkelsdottir c1000 – c1072
Father – Thorkel Sprakling
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Earl Godwin
Children – Sweyn, Harold, Edith, Tostig, Gyrth, Leofwine, Wulfnoth
Earl Godwin 1001 – 1053
Father – Wulfnoth Clid
Mother – Unknown
Spouse – Gytha Thorkelsdottir
Children – Sweyn, Harold, Edith, Tostig, Gyrth, Leofwine, Wulfnoth
King Edward the Confessor of England 1002 – 1066
Father – King Aethelred the Unready
Mother – Emma of Normandy
Spouse – Edith of Wessex
Children – No children
King of England – 1042 – 1066
Predecessor – Harthacnut
Successor – Harold Godwinson
Edward the Exile 1016 – 1057
King Harold I (Harefoot) of England 1016 – 1040
Father – King Cnut
Mother – Aelfgifu of Northampton
Spouse – Aelfgifu
Children – Aelfwine
King of England – 1035 – 1040
Predecessor – King Cnut the Great
Successor – King Harthacnut
King Harold II (Godwinson) of England 1020 – 1066
Father – Earl Godwin of Wessex
Mother – Gytha Thorkelsdottir
Spouse – Edith the Fair (Swanneck), Edith of Mercia
Children – Godwin, Edmund, Magnus, Gunhilda, Gytha, Harold, Ulf
King of England – 1042 – 1066
Predecessor – King Edward the Confessor
Successor – King William I (the Conqueror)
Edith of Wessex 1025 – 1075
Father – Earl Godwin of Wessex
Mother – Gytha Thorkelsdottir
Spouse – King Edward the Confessor
Children – No children
