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King of the English King Edmund, I. Of England

King of the English King Edmund, I. Of England

Male 921 - 946  (25 years)

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  • Name Edmund  
    Title King of the English 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix I. Of England 
    Nickname The Magnificent 
    Birth 921  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FATHER DIED WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER 17 Jul 924  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Edmund was only 2 or 3 when his father died, he grew up during the reign and in the court of his older half brother Æthelstan.
    BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH 937  Bromborough, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • King Æthelstan and his younger brother Edmund, with the Saxon army of Wessex and Mercia, defeated the combined allied invading army of Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin; Constantine II, King of Scotland, and Owain, King of Strathclyde., in the Battle of B
    SUCCEDED ÆTHELSTAN TO BECOME KING OF THE ENGLISH 27 Oct 939 
    • Upon the death of his older 1/2 brother Æthelstan, Edmund succeeded to become King of the English, he was 18 years old.
    Coronation 29 Nov 939  Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Officially crowned as King of the Anglo Saxons 
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    Death 26 May 946  Pucklechurch, Bath, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Stabbed to death by a robber 
    • He re-established Anglo-Saxon control over northern England, which had fallen back under Scandinavian rule following the death of Athelstan. Aged just 25, and whilst celebrating the feast of Augustine, Edmund was stabbed by a robber in his royal hall at Pucklechurch near Bath. His two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, were perhaps considered too young to become kings.
    Burial Aft 26 May 946  Glastonbury, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I142537  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 23 May 2022 

    Father King Edward, Of The Anglo-Saxons,   b. 874, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 924, Farndon-On-Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Eadgifu Of Kent,   b. Abt 903, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 968, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 919  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ælfgifu Of Staftesbury, Queen Consort Of England,   b. 6 Jan 922, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 944, Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage Abt 939  Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. King Eadwig, Of England,   b. 940, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 959, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     2. King of the English, King of England King Edgar, Of England,   b. 7 Aug 943, Winchester, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Kingdom of Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F48464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 Æthelflæd Of Damerham Queen Of England,   b. Abt 924, Of Damerham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 975 (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage 944 
    Family ID F48465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCoronation - Officially crowned as King of the Anglo Saxons - 29 Nov 939 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 26 May 946 - Glastonbury, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
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