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Edmund "the Magnificent", King of England

Male Abt 922 - 946  (24 years)


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  • Name Edmund  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 922  [1, 3
    History
    • In 940, he became the King of England. [1, 3]
    • Edmund defeated two Norse kings in Northumbria and also defeated the Britons in Strathclyde who had been supporting the Norsemen. He then gave Strathclyde to King Malcolm I of Scotland in return for a treaty of alliance. This ensured a half century of peace between Scotland and Saxon England. [5, 6]
    Death 26 May 946  Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6
    • He was murdered by an outlaw named Leolf who stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustin.
    Burial Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I2842  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2021 

    Father Edward "the Elder", King of England ,   b. 875, Kingdom of Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 924, Farndon, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Eadgifu of Kent,   b. About 896, Kingdom of Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 968, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 919  Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 44 years - She : ~ 23 years. 
    Family ID F2236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ædwig "the Fair", King of England ,   b. Abt 942, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 959, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     2. daughter
     3. Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England,   b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F2232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2019 

    Family 2 Æthelfæd of Domerham   d. After 975 
    Family ID F2235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ædwig "the Fair", King of England - Abt 942 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England - 943 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 May 946 - Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
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    2. [S304] Wikipedia.
      Edward the Elder

    3. [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011).

    4. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    5. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    6. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).