Edward "Atheling" (the Exile)
, b. 1016 in England, d. 1057 in EnglandFather: Edmund II "Ironside" King of England, b. ABT 989 in Wessex, England, d. 30 November 1016 in Glastonbury, England, He became king of England, 23 April 1016 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Mother: Ealdgyth (Algitha), b. ABT 995
Spouse: Agatha of Hungary, b. ABT 1018 in Ausburg, Hungary
Father: Bruno, Bishop of Ausburg
Married.
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Edmund II "Ironside" King of England, b. ABT 989 in Wessex, England, d. 30 November 1016 in Glastonbury, England, He became king of England, 23 April 1016 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Father: Ethelred II "the Unready" King of England, b. ABT 968 in England, d. 23 April 1016 in London, Middlesex, England, He became king of England, 18 March 978 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried 1035 in Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Aelgifu (Aelflaed), b. ABT 968
Edmund received the nickname "Ironside" for his efforts to fend off the Danish invasion led by King Canute Sveinsson. Edmund had little support from the English people, especially those from Southampton. Edmund was defeated by Canute on October 18, 1016, at Ashington in Essex. The two kings reached an agreement where Edmund would hold Wessex, while Canute would hold the lands north of the Thames. If one of the kings should die, the other would inherit their lands. Although the official cause of death for Edmund is listed as natural causes, some speculate that Canute had him assassinated by someone hiding in a privy, who stabbed him in the bowels. Upon Edmund's death, Canute became king of all England.
Spouse: Ealdgyth (Algitha), b. ABT 995
Father: Morcar of Northumbria, b. ABT 960
Mother: Ealdgyth, b. ABT 960
Married August 1015 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.
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Ethelred II "the Unready" King of England, b. ABT 966 in England, m. Emma of Normandy, 1002, d. 23 April 1016 in London, England, He became king of England, 18 March 978 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried 1035 in Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Father: Edgar "the Peaceable" King of England, b. ABT 943 in England, d. 8 July 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, He became king of England, 1 October 959 in Bath, England, buried aft. 8 July 975 in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, England
Mother: Elfrida (Elfthryth), b. ABT 947
Ethelred's old English name, Aethelraed, means "well advised", and the nickname "unraed" means "without council" or "indecisive". Ethelred dealt with many Viking invasions during his reign. Most he dealt with by paying off the raders, which later became known as Danegeld. He ordered the massacre of the Danes living in England on St. Brice's Day (November 13) in 1002. This massacre prompted Sven "Fork-Beard", King of Denmark (though he had been run out of Denmark by Erik the Victorious) to begin an ernest attempt to conquer England.
Ethelred fled to Normandy in 1013 to seek protection from his brother-in-law, Robert of Normandy. After the death of Sven Fork-Beard in 1014, Ethelred returned to England.
Ethelred introduced many reforms to the government of Anglo-Saxon England. He introduced Shire Reeves or Sheriffs, and the economy during his reign was healthy.
Spouse: Aelgifu (Aelflaed), b. ABT 968
Father: Thored Gunnarsson, Ealderman of Northumbria, b. ABT 938
Married.
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Spouse: Emma of Normandy, b. ABT 988, m. Canute the Great, 1017, d. 6 March 1052
Father: Richard I "The Fearless", Duke of Normandy, b. 28 August 933 in Normandy, France, d. 996 in Rouen, France
Mother: Gunnora (Gunhilda) of Denmark, b. ABT 936, d. 1031
Married ABT 1003.
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Edgar "the Peaceable" King of England, b. ABT 943 in England, m. Ethelfleda, ABT 965, d. 8 July 975 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, He became king of England, 1 October 959 in Bath, England, buried aft. 8 July 975 in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, England
Father: Edmund I "the Deed Doer" King of England, b. 921, d. 26 May 946, He became king of England, 939 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Mother: Elgiva of Shaftsbury
Edgar took the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia from his brother, Edwy, in 958, but didn't officially succeed as king of Mercia until his brother's death. Other than that conflict, Edgar's reign was a peaceful one. It is Edgar who consolidated England into a unified state with little chance of it receding back into its constituent parts.
Although Edgar became king in 959, he was not crowned until 973 in a ceremony intended as the culmination of his reign. This is the basis of the current coronation ceremony in Britain. Six kings in Britain arrived at the ceremony in Chester to pledge their allegiance to the King of England.
The Gesta Regum Anglorum by William of Malmesbury described Edgar as "extremely small both in stature and bulk..."
Spouse: Æthelflæd (Wulfthryth) Candida or Eneda
Æthelflæd and Wulfthryth may have actually been two different people; the girls being the daughters of Wulfthryth. Both are buried at Wilton Abbey.
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Spouse: Elfrida (Elfthryth), b. ABT 947
Father: Ealdorman Ordgar
Married ABT 967.
Children:
Edmund I "the Deed Doer" King of England, b. 921, d. 26 May 946, He became king of England, 939 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Father: Edward the Elder, b. 869 in Wessex, England, d. 17 July 924 in Farndon-on-Dee, England, He was crowned King of England 26 October 899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried aft. 17 July 924 in Winchester Cathedral, London, England
Mother: Eadgifu (Edgiva), b. ABT 896 in England, d. ABT 961
Spouse: Elgiva of Shaftsbury
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Edward the Elder, b. 869 in Wessex, England, m. Aelflaeda, aft. 899, d. 17 July 924 in Farndon-on-Dee, England, He was crowned King of England 26 October 899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried aft. 17 July 924 in Winchester Cathedral, London, England
Father: Alfred the Great, b. 849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England, d. 26 October 899, He was crowned King of West Saxons, 23 April 871 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, buried 28 October 899 in Hyde Abbey, Winchester, England
Mother: Aethelswitha of the Gaini, b. ABT 850 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, d. 5 December 905 in Winchester, Cheshire, England
He reigned from 899 until his death in 924. He defeated the Danes in 918, taking East Anglia and also conquered Mercia in 918 and Northumbria in 920.
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Spouse: Ecgwyn
Married ABT 893.
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Married ABT 900.
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Spouse: Eadgifu (Edgiva), b. ABT 896 in England, d. ABT 961
Father: Sigehelm, Earl of Kent, b. ABT 871
Married ABT 919.
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Ealdorman Ordgar
Children:
Thored Gunnarsson, Ealderman of Northumbria, b. ABT 938
Father: Gunnar
Children:
Gunnar
Children:
Morcar of Northumbria, b. ABT 960
Spouse: Ealdgyth, b. ABT 960
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