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   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  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) ▻ Ealgyth of Northumbria ,  m. Aug 1015   4. Edred ,   d. Abt 1012   5. Edwy ,   d. 1017   6. Edward ,   d. Before 1004   7. Edith + 8. Alfgifu ,   b. Abt 997 ▻ Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumbria ;  Alfgar, Earl of Mercia   9. Wulfhilda   10. daughter   11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell ,   d. After 1051, England   12. Edric
  Person ID	I2834	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Nov 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  [1, 2, 5]
  Married	Aug 1015  [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 27 years - She was ??
  Children	+ 1. Edward the Atheling,   b. 1016, Wessex, England ,   d. 1057, London, England  (Age 41 years)   2. Edmund
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020
  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

  [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. [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.