Edgar 'the Peaceable' KING OF ENGLAND

Male Abt 944 - 975  (~ 31 years)


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  • Name Edgar 'the Peaceable' KING OF ENGLAND  [1
    Born Abt 944  Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jul 975  Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5778  adkinshorton
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2013 

    Father Edmund I 'the Magnificent' KING OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 922, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Mother Aelfgifu 'the Fairies Gift' OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 924, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 944, Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years) 
    Family ID F25200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Edward "the Martyr" KING OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 962,   d. 18 Mar 978, Corfe Castle, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 16 years)
    Family ID F26246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elfrida OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 945, Lynford Castle, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1000, Wherwell, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 965 
    • married 964 or 865
    Children 
     1. Eadgyth OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 962,   d. 984  (Age ~ 22 years)
     2. Edmund OF ENGLAND,   b. 965,   d. 970  (Age 5 years)
    +3. Ethelred II 'the Unready' KING OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 968, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
    Family ID F25199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Edgar, the Peaceful, the fourth Boy King, was born in 943 and died July 8, 975. He reigned from 959 to 975. It is recorded that Edgar, while keeping his court at Chester, was rowed down the River Dee, the oars manned by eight kings of neighboring tributary states. The story, though probably untrue, sets forth his power not only over his own immediate subjects, but over the whole island. He had a well-trained army and a strong navy and his title shows that at least he lived on good terms with his neighbors. He married (1) Aethelflaed, and (2) Elfrida (Aelfthryth) of Devon, daughter of Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire, and widow of Ethelwold.

  • Sources 
    1. [S18796] The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James, Vol. I.


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