Alfred "The Great" OF WESSEX
(847/849-899)
Ealhswith of Mercia
(-902)
Edward "The Elder" OF WESSEX , King of the Anglo-Saxons
(Abt 874-924)
Eadgifu (Edgiva, Ediva) OF KENT
(Bef 903-After 966)
Edmund I OF WESSEX , King of the English
(921-946)

 

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1. Ælfgifu OF SHAFTESBURY Saint Elgiva

Edmund I OF WESSEX , King of the English

  • Born: 921
  • Marriage (1): Ælfgifu OF SHAFTESBURY Saint Elgiva about 939
  • Died: 946 aged 25

  General Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I
Edmund I (Old English: Eadmund, pronounced [æ??dmund]; 921 \endash 26 May 946) was King of the English from 939 until his death. His epithets include the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, and the Magnificent.[2]

Edmund was the son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu of Kent, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. His father died when he was young, and was succeeded by his oldest son Æthelstan. Edmund came to the throne upon the death of his half-brother in 939, apparently with little opposition. His reign was marked by almost constant warfare, including conquests or reconquests of the Midlands, Northumbria, and Strathclyde (the last of which was ceded to Malcolm I of Scotland). Edmund was assassinated after six-and-a-half years as king, while attending Mass in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire. He was initially succeeded by his brother Eadred, but his two sons\emdash Eadwig and Edgar the Peaceful\emdash both later came to the throne.


Edmund married Ælfgifu OF SHAFTESBURY Saint Elgiva about 939. (Ælfgifu OF SHAFTESBURY Saint Elgiva died in 944.)


J. Ferran 27/08/2024


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