Edgar, King of England

943 - 975  (32 years)

• Name	Edgar
  Nickname	the Peaceful
  Birth	943	Kingdom of Wessex, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  History	In 959, he became the King of England. [see picture below] [1, 2] Edgar allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws, he promoted a monastic revival and he encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense by organizing coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships. He had a liaison with St. Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton (circa 945 - 1000) from which they had a daughter, St. Eadgyth, Abbess of Barking, (962 - 984)
  Reign	From 959 to 975 (16 years)
  King of England
  Death	8 Jul 975	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Somersetshire, England   [4]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Ædwig, King of England ,   b. Abt 942, England d. 1 Oct 959, England  (Age 17 years)   2. daughter + 3. Edgar, King of England,   b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 32 years) ▻ Æthelfæda the Fair,  m. 961 ;   Ælfthryth,  m. 965 ;   Saint Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (39 x Great Grandfather)  Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2839	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Edmund, King of England ,   b. Abt 922   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Æthelfæda the Fair
  Marriage	961	England   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 18 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. Saint Edward, King of England ,   b. 962/63   d. 18 Mar 978, Corfe Castle, Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F2231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Ælfthryth,   b. 945, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1000, England (Age 55 years)  [1]  Other Partners: Eathelwold, Earldorman of East Anglia
  Marriage	965	England   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Children	2 sons
  1. Edmund,   b. 965, England d. 970, England (Age 5 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Æthelred II, King of England,   b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ælfgifu  m. 985;   Emma of Normandy  m. 5 Apr 1002
  Family ID	F2228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Saint Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton
  Marriage	Type: They were not married
  Children	1. Saint Eadgyth, Abbess of Barking  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F4255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edgar, King of England(943 – 975) 2Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 4Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 8Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 16Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 17Osburh(Abt 810 – 876) 9Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 18Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough 19Eadburh of Mercia 5Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 10Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent( – 902) 20Prince Sigeræd 21 11 22 23 3Saint Ælfgifu( – 944) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 943 - Kingdom of Wessex, England Marriage - 961 - England Marriage - 965 - England Death - 8 Jul 975 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Burial - - Somersetshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Edgar the Peaceful Following his coronation, Edgar was rowed from Chester to the Minster of St. John by eight tributary princes.

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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). Line 1 [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [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).