Edmund the Magnificent , King of England

M, (circa 922 - 26 May 946)
Father-Biological*Edward the Elder ~ King of England b. 875, d. 17 Jul 924
Mother-Biological*Eadgifu of Kent b. c 896, d. 25 Aug 968
Family Lines
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Boudreau Line
Last Edited=13 May 2023
     Edmund the Magnificent , King of England was born circa 922.1,2,3 He was the son of Edward the Elder ~ King of England and Eadgifu of Kent. As of 923, Edmund the Magnificent , King of England was also known as Edmund the Deed Doer.

Edmund the Magnificent , King of England married Æthelfæd of Domerham, daughter of Ælfga , Ealdorman of Wiltshire.1 Edmund was crowned the King of England in 940.1,2,3

Edmund the Magnificent , King of England married Saint Ælfgifu.1,2 Edmund defeated two Norse kings in Northumbria and also defeated the Britons in Strathclyde who had been supporting the Norsemen. He then gave Strathclyde to King Malcolm I of Scotland in return for a treaty of alliance. This ensured a half century of peace between Scotland and Saxon England.1,4 Edmund the Magnificent , King of England died on 26 May 946 at Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England.1,2,3,4 He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.4

Child of Edmund the Magnificent , King of England and Saint Ælfgifu

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.