Abt 944 - 975 (~ 31 years)
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Name |
Edgar 'the Peaceable' KING OF ENGLAND [1] |
Born |
Abt 944 |
Wessex, England |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
8 Jul 975 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Buried |
Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England |
Person ID |
I5778 |
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Last Modified |
2 Jan 2013 |
Father |
Edmund I 'the Magnificent' KING OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 922, Wessex, England , d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Dorset, England (Age ~ 24 years) |
Mother |
Aelfgifu 'the Fairies Gift' OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 924, Wessex, England , d. Abt 944, Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, England (Age ~ 20 years) |
Family ID |
F25200 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Elfrida OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 945, Lynford Castle, Devonshire, England , d. 17 Oct 1000, Wherwell, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 55 years) |
Married |
965 |
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Children |
| 1. Eadgyth OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 962, d. 984 (Age ~ 22 years) |
| 2. Edmund OF ENGLAND, b. 965, d. 970 (Age 5 years) |
+ | 3. Ethelred II 'the Unready' KING OF ENGLAND, b. Abt 968, Wessex, England , d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Greater London, England (Age ~ 48 years) |
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Family ID |
F25199 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Edgar, the Peaceful, the fourth Boy King, was born in 943 and died July 8, 975. He reigned from 959 to 975. It is recorded that Edgar, while keeping his court at Chester, was rowed down the River Dee, the oars manned by eight kings of neighboring tributary states. The story, though probably untrue, sets forth his power not only over his own immediate subjects, but over the whole island. He had a well-trained army and a strong navy and his title shows that at least he lived on good terms with his neighbors. He married (1) Aethelflaed, and (2) Elfrida (Aelfthryth) of Devon, daughter of Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire, and widow of Ethelwold.
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Sources |
- [S18796] The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James, Vol. I.
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