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 Abt 988 - 1016 (28 years)
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| Name |
England, Edmund II "Ironside" King of [1, 2] |
| Title |
King of England |
| Born |
Abt 988 |
Of, Wessex, England  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
30 Nov 1016 |
, London, Middlesex, England [2] |
| Buried |
Of, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England |
| Person ID |
I5628 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
England, King of England Æthelred II King of, b. Abt 968, Of, Wessex, England , d. 23 Apr 1016, , London, Middlesex, England (Age 48 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
of England, Ælfgifu (Elgiva) Queen, b. Abt 968, Of, Wessex, England |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
Abt 985 |
Of, Wessex, England [2] |
| Family ID |
F2495 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - Abt 988 - Of, Wessex, England |
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 | Married - Abt Aug 1015 - Of, London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Died - 30 Nov 1016 - , London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Buried - - Of, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England |
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| Notes |
Edmund II (981?-1016), Saxon king of the English (1016). Edmund was King of England for only a few months. After the death of his father, Æthelred II, in April 1016, Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed king by the Londoners. Meanwhile, the Witan (Council), meeting at Southampton, chose Canute as King. After a series of inconclusive military engagements, in which Edmund performed brilliantly and earned the nickname "Ironside", he defeated the Danish forces at Oxford, Kent, but was routed by Canute's forces at Ashingdon, Essex. A subsequent peace agreement was made, with Edmund controlling Wessex and Canute controlling Mercia and Northumbria. It was also agreed that whoever survived the other would take control of the whole realm. Unfortunately for Edmund, he died in November, 1016, transferring the Kingship of All England completely to Canute.
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- [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM).
- [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;).
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