Edmund "Ironside", King of England (1016-1016)^{[1, 2, 3]}

989 - 1016  (27 years)

• Born	989	Wessex, England   [2, 4, 5]
  History	In April 1016, he was crowned 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]
  Died	30 Nov 1016	London, England   [2, 4, 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 (1016-1016),   b. 989, Wessex, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England  (Age 27 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	5 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England (0979-1016),   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, 4, 5]
  Married	Aug 1015  [4, 5]
  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 - 989 - 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). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [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). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975).