Edgar the Peaceful , King of England

M, (943 - 8 July 975)
Father-Biological*Edmund the Magnificent , King of England b. c 922, d. 26 May 946
Mother-Biological*Saint Ælfgifu d. 944
Family Lines
Roy Line

Boudreau Line
Last Edited=21 Apr 2023
     Edgar the Peaceful , King of England was born in 943 at Kingdom of Wessex, England.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Edmund the Magnificent , King of England and Saint Ælfgifu. Edgar was crowned the King of England. 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 in 959.1,2,3 He and Saint Wulfryth , Abbess of Wilton were in a relationship that produced offspring.4

Edgar the Peaceful , King of England married Æthelfæda the Fair, daughter of Earloman Ordmaer, in 961 at England.4

Edgar the Peaceful , King of England married Ælfthryth, daughter of Ordgar , Earldorman of Devonshire and Wulfrith, in 965.1,2 Edgar the Peaceful , King of England died on 8 July 975 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.1,2,3,4

Child of Edgar the Peaceful , King of England and Saint Wulfryth , Abbess of Wilton

Child of Edgar the Peaceful , King of England and Ælfthryth

Citations

  1. 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.
  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  3. Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (Jul 2011).
  4. Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.