England, King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" King of

England, King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" King of

Male 921 - 946  (25 years)

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  • Name England, Edgar "The Peaceful" King of  [1
    Title King of England 
    Born 920/21  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 946  [1
    Person ID I5851  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father England, King of England Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of,   b. 920/21, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Glastonbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother of England, Saint Ælfgifu (Elgiva) Princess,   b. Abt 922, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 944, Shaflebury Abbey, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 of England, Ælfthryth (Elfrida) Queen,   b. 945,   d. 1000  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 964  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edmund, Prince of England,   b. Abt 966, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 970, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)  [natural]
     2. England, King of England Æthelred II King of,   b. Abt 968, Of, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1016, , London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F2597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 England, Wulfryth of 
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F1882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 England, Ethelfleda Queen of 
    Married 961  Of, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F1883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 


    • Edgar was made King of Mercia and Northumbria in 957 and succeed to the throne of Wessex at his brother, Eadwig's, death in 959. With this, Edgar was King of Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex (the three most powerful kingdoms in England at that time), simultaneously and could be considered the first ruler of a United England. Some of his predecessors were Kings of All England by virtue of being King of Wessex and, at the same time, enjoying a temporary military ascendancy over the other kingdoms.
      He was formally crowned in 973 and received the ceremonial submission of all the other kings in Britain. He wisely recalled (St.) Dunstan from exile and made him Archbishop of Canterbury and his closest personal advisor. His reign was prosperous and peaceful and he is generally credited with the revival of the English church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1027] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700; Eigth Edidition, Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William Ryland Beall, Kaleen E. Beall, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Date: 2004;).