Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England b. 968 England d. 23 Apr 1016 London, England: Roy Family Genealogy

968 - 1016 (48 years)

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Name Æthelred II

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

Birth 968 England [1, 2, 4, 5]

History birth to death

The name Æthelred means "noble council", but a cynical 13th century pun suggested his name should have been "evil council" or "unrede" because he said to have participated in a plot to murder his half brother St. Edward the Martyr. However, he was only about 10 years old at the time, and it is difficult to imagine how a child could have been a participant in such a heinous crime. Regardless, Æthelred's name "the Unrede" stuck. The name "the Unready" was coined centuries later and is mistaken.
On 14 April 979, he became the King of England. [1, 2]
Æthelred may have married to Ælthelgife, a daughter of Egbert who is not shown in all genealogies.
In 1013, he was temporarily deposed by King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, who was never actually crowned King of England. When Sweyn died on February 3, 1014, the Witan recalled Æthelred who then reigned until his death.

Death 23 Apr 1016 London, England [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Burial St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England [5]

When St. Paul's was destroyed by the Great London Fire in 1666, and rebuilt, his tomb was lost. [5]

Siblings 1 Sibling

	1. Edmund, b. 965, England d. 970, England (Age 5 years)
	2. Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England, b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England (Age 48 years) ▻ Ælfgifu, m. 985 ; Emma of Normandy, m. 5 Apr 1002

Person ID I2836 | Roy Line, Boudreau Line

Last Modified 9 Mar 2021

Father	Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England, b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 32 years)
Mother	Ælfthryth, b. 945, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1000, England (Age 55 years)
Marriage	965	England
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 20 years.
Family ID	F2228	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ælfgifu, b. Abt 968, England [1]

Marriage 985 England [1, 5]

Age at Marriage He : ~ 17 years - She : ~ 17 years.

Children

	1. Athelstan, b. Abt 986, England d. 1015 (Age 29 years)
	2. Ecgbert d. 1005, England
	3. Edmund "Ironside", King of England, b. 988 to 996, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England (Age 28 years)
	4. Edred d. Abt 1012
	5. Edwy d. 1017
	6. Edward d. Before 1004
	7. Edith
	8. Alfgifu, b. Abt 997
	9. Wulfhilda
	10. daughter
	11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell d. After 1051, England
	12. Edric

Family ID F2224 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Nov 2019

Family 2 Emma of Normandy, b. Abt 986 d. 14 Mar 1052 (Age 66 years) [1]

Marriage 5 Apr 1002 [1, 5, 6, 8]

Age at Marriage He : ~ 34 years and 4 months - She : ~ 16 years and 4 months.

Children

	1. Edward "the Confessor", King of England , b. Abt 1005 d. 1066, England (Age 61 years)
	2. Alfred d. 5 Feb 1037, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
+	3. Godgifu, Princess of England, b. About 1010, England d. by 1049 (Age 39 years)

Family ID F2227 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Sep 2020

Event Map

	Birth - 968 - England
	Marriage - 985 - England
	Child - Athelstan - Abt 986 - England
	Child - Edmund "Ironside", King of England - 988 to 996 - Kingdom of Wessex, England
	Child - Godgifu, Princess of England - About 1010 - England
	Death - 23 Apr 1016 - London, England
	Burial - - St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England

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