Edmund, King of England

Abt 922 - 946  (24 years)

• Name	Edmund
  Nickname	the Magnificent
  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. [4, 5]
  Reign	From 939 to 946 (17 years)  [2]
  King of England
  Death	26 May 946	Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  He was murdered by an outlaw named Leolf who stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustin.
  Burial	Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England   [5]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Edmund, King of England ,   b. Abt 922   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 24 years) ▻ Saint Ælfgifu;   Æthelfæd of Domerham   2. Eadred, King of England ,   b. Abt 924   d. 23 Nov 955, England  (Age 31 years)   3. Saint Edburga   d. 15 Jun 960, St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, England   4. Gregory, Abbot of Einsiedlen
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 8 half sisters (family of Edward and Ælfflæd )
  1. Ælfweard, King of England   d. 1 Aug 924, England   2. Edwin, Sub-King of Kent   d. 933, at sea   3. Æthelhild   bur. Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England + 4. Eadgifu,   b. Abt 904   d. 951  (Age 47 years) ▻ Frederuna;   Charles III, King of France,  m. 918/19 ;   Heribert, Count of Meaux and Troyes   5. Eadfæd > 6. Eadhilda ▻ Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy,  m. 926 + 7. Eadgyth   d. 26 Jan 946 ▻ Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor,  m. 929/30   8. Ælfgifu   9. Ælfæda   d. 963, Winchester, Hampshire, England   10. Æthelfæda, Abbess of Romsey
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Edward and Ecgwynn )
  1. Æthelstan, King of England ,   b. 894, England d. 27 Oct 939, England  (Age 45 years)   2. Alfred   d. young, England > 3. Saint Edith of Polesworth   d. 937 ▻ Sihtric, Viking King of York,  m. 926
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (38 x Great Grandfather)  Eadgifu of Kent,   b. About 896, Kingdom of Kent d. 25 Aug 968, England  (Age 72 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2842	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward, King of England ,   b. 875, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 17 Jul 924, Farndon, Cheshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eadgifu of Kent,   b. About 896, Kingdom of Kent d. 25 Aug 968, England (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England   [1]
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Ædwig, King of England ,   b. Abt 942, England d. 1 Oct 959, England (Age 17 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. daughter  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Edgar, King of England,   b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Æthelfæda the Fair  m. 961;   Ælfthryth  m. 965;   Saint Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2019

  
  

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

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 2Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 4Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 8Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 16Egbert, King of England (775 – 839) 17Rædburh(Abt 788 – ) 9Osburh(Abt 810 – 876) 18Oslac, the Royal Cup-Bearer 19 5Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 10Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough 20 21 11Eadburh of Mercia 22Wigmund of Mercia 23Ælflæd 3Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 6Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent( – 902) 12Prince Sigeræd 24Sigeric II, King of Essex 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 26 May 946 - Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England Burial - - Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, 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

  [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). Line 1 [S304] Wikipedia. Edward the Elder [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [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). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).