Edmund "Ironside", King of England

996 - 1016  (28 years)

• Name	Edmund
  Born	988 to 996	Wessex, England   [3]
  History	In April 1016, he became the King of England. [2] Canute invaded England, fought, and eventually negotiated with Edmund Ironside. They agreed that Edmund was to rule Wessex and Canute was to rule the rest of England. [see picture below] However, Edmund Ironside died shortly thereafter leaving Canute as sole ruler of England. Some sources claim he was murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Eadric, possibly while using the privy. [5]
  Reign	From 1016 to 1016
  King of England
  Died	30 Nov 1016	London, England   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England   [5]
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Athelstan,   b. Abt 986, England ,   d. 1015  (Age ~ 29 years)   2. Ecgbert,   d. 1005, England + 3. Edmund "Ironside", King of England,   b. 988 to 996, Wessex, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England  (Age 28 years)   4. Edred,   d. Abt 1012   5. Edwy,   d. 1017   6. Edward,   d. Before 1004   7. Edith   8. Alfgifu,   b. Abt 997   9. Wulfhilda   10. daughter   11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell,   d. After 1051, England   12. Edric
  Person ID	I2834	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	1 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England,   b. 968, England ,   d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Ælfgifu,   b. Abt 968, England
  Married	985	England
  Family ID	F2224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ealgyth of Northumbria  [2, 5, 7]
  Married	Aug 1015  [5, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He 27 years - She ?? years
  Children	+ 1. Edward the Atheling,   b. 1016, Wessex, England ,   d. 1057, London, England  (Age 41 years)   2. Edmund
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F2222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 988 to 996 - Wessex, England Died - 30 Nov 1016 - London, England Buried - - Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Edmund Ironside and Canute

  
  

• Sources

  [S2002] ------------- Secondary Sources -------------. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982), Secondary Source. [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011), Secondary Source. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008), Secondary Source. [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), Secondary Source. [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), Secondary Source.