Edward "the Martyr" KING OF ENGLAND

Abt 962 - 978  (~ 16 years)

• Name	Edward "the Martyr" KING OF ENGLAND
  Born	Abt 962
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Mar 978	Corfe Castle, England
  Buried	Wareham, Dorset, England
  Person ID	I7864	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Edgar 'the Peaceable' KING OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 944, Wessex, England ,   d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Family ID	F26246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Chosen as king and crowned by Archbishops Dunstan and Oswald of Worcester. Recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Communion. On 18 March 978, while visiting