List of English monarchs
House of Wessex
Disputed There is some evidence that Ælfweard of Wessex may have been king in 924, between his father Edward the Elder and his brother Æthelstan, although he was not crowned.

List of English monarchs

Section Title: House of Wessex
Table Section Text: Disputed There is some evidence that Ælfweard of Wessex may have been king in 924, between his father Edward the Elder and his brother Æthelstan, although he was not crowned.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim	Ref.

Æthelstan 924 King of the Anglo-Saxons (924–927) – King of the English (927–939) 27 October 939 (14–15 years)	King Athelstan from All Souls College Chapel	894Son of Edward the Elder and Ecgwynn	Unmarried	27 October 939 Aged about 45	Son of Edward the Elder

Edmund I 27 October 939 – 26 May 946 (6 years, 212 days)	-	c. 921Son of Edward the Elder and Eadgifu of Kent	(1) Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury 2 sons(2) Æthelflæd of Damerham 944 No children	26 May 946 Pucklechurch Killed in a brawl aged about 25	Son of Edward the Elder

Eadred 26 May 946 – 23 November 955 (9 years, 182 days)	-	c. 923Son of Edward the Elder and Eadgifu of Kent	Unmarried	23 November 955 Frome Aged about 32	Son of Edward the Elder

Eadwig 23 November 955 – 1 October 959 (3 years, 313 days)	Line engraving of Edwy made by an unknown engraver after an unknown artist	c. 940Son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury	Ælfgifu No verified children	1 October 959 Aged about 19	Son of Edmund I

Edgar the Peaceful 1 October 959 – 8 July 975 (15 years, 281 days)	King Edgar of England	c. 943 WessexSon of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury	(1) Æthelflæd c. 960 1 son(2) Ælfthryth c. 964 2 sons	8 July 975 Winchester Aged 31	Son of Edmund I

Edward the Martyr 8 July 975 – 18 March 978 (2 years, 254 days)	St. Edward the Martyr	c. 962Son of Edgar the Peaceful and Æthelflæd	Unmarried	18 March 978 Corfe Castle Murdered aged about 16	Son of Edgar the Peaceful

(1st reign) Æthelred Æthelred the Unready 18 March 978 – 1013 (34–35 years)	Image of Æthelred II with an oversize sword from the illuminated manuscript "The Chronicle of Abingdon"	c. 968Son of Edgar the Peaceful and Ælfthryth	(1) Ælfgifu of York 991 9 children(2) Emma of Normandy 1002 3 children	23 April 1016 London Aged about 48	Son of Edgar the Peaceful

Sentence(s)

Edgar became King of England upon Eadwig's death in October 959.

final_sentence: Edgar became King of England upon Eadwig's death in October 959.