Æthelred II, King of England

968 - 1016  (48 years)

• Name	Æthelred II
  Nickname	the Unrede
  Birth	968	England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  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.
  Reign	From 979 to 1016 (11 years)  [1]
  King of England
  Death	23 Apr 1016	London, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England   [4]
  When St. Paul's was destroyed by the Great London Fire in 1666, and rebuilt, his tomb was lost. [4]
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Edmund,   b. 965, England d. 970, England  (Age 5 years) + 2. Æthelred II, 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
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Edgar and Æthelfæda the Fair )
  1. Saint Edward, King of England ,   b. 962/63   d. 18 Mar 978, Corfe Castle, Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England  (Age 15 years)
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Edgar and Wulfryth )
  1. Saint Eadgyth, Abbess of Barking
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (40 x Great Grandfather)  Wulfrith   bur. Bef 981, Tavistock Abbey, Tavistock, Devonshire, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2836	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Edgar, King of England,   b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ælfthryth,   b. 945, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1000, England (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Ælfgifu,   b. Abt 968, England   [1]
  Marriage	985	England   [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ~ 17 years.
  Children	7 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Athelstan,   b. Abt 986, England d. 1015 (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Ecgbert   d. 1005, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Edmund, King of England,   b. 988 to 996, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ealgyth of Northumbria  m. Aug 1015     4. Edred   d. Abt 1012  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Edwy   d. 1017  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Edward   d. Before 1004  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Edith  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   8. Alfgifu,   b. Abt 997  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumbria;   Alfgar, Earl of Mercia     9. Wulfhilda  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. daughter  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell   d. After 1051, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Edric  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Emma of Normandy,   b. Abt 986   d. 14 Mar 1052 (Age 66 years)  [1]  Other Partners: Canute II, King of England and Denmark  m. 2 Jul 1012
  Marriage	5 Apr 1002  [1, 4, 5, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years and 4 months - She : ~ 16 years and 4 months.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Edward, King of England ,   b. Abt 1005   d. 1066, England (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Alfred   d. 5 Feb 1037, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Godgifu, Princess of England,   b. About 1010, England d. by 1049 (Age 39 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin  m. 7 Apr 1024;   Eustace II, Count of Boulogne and Lens  m. After 1035
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Æthelred II, King of England(968 – 1016) 2Edgar, King of England(943 – 975) 4Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 8Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 16Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 17Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 9Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 18Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent( – 902) 19 5Saint Ælfgifu( – 944) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Ælfthryth(945 – Abt 1000) 6Ordgar, Earldorman of Devonshire( – 971) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Wulfrith( – Bef 981) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 968 - England Marriage - 985 - England Death - 23 Apr 1016 - London, England Burial - - St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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