Edmund "Ironside", King of England

996 - 1016  (28 years)

• Name	Edmund
  Nickname	Ironside
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	988 to 996	Kingdom of 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. [4]
  Reign	From 1016 to 1016 (28 years)
  King of England
  Death	30 Nov 1016	London, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England   [4]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 5 sisters
  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, Kingdom of 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
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Noe Maternal Line: Ælfgifu ,   b. Abt 968, England
  Person ID, Branch	I2834	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

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

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ealgyth of Northumbria  [1, 2, 4]
  Marriage	Aug 1015  [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	Edmund was ~ 27 years and 8 months old - Ealgyth was ?? old. (Were Married 15 months).
  Children	2 sons
  + 1. Edward the Atheling,   b. 1016, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 1057, London, England (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Edmund  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 988 to 996 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Death - 30 Nov 1016 - London, England Burial - - 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). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [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).