page_title: Edward the Elder
hierarchical_section_title: Edward the Elder
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Miniature d'Édouard l'Ancien dans une généalogie royale du XIVe siècle.
context_page_description: Edward the Elder was a West Saxon nobleman. He was the King of Wessex but assumed the title King of the Anglo-Saxons. He was king from 899 until his death in 924.
context_section_description: Edward the Elder (c. 874-877-17 July 924) was a West Saxon nobleman. He was the King of Wessex but assumed the title King of the Anglo-Saxons. He was king from 899 until his death in 924.
caption: Edward the Elder, from a 14th century Illuminated manuscript
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