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• Also Known As : Edward the Atheling, the Outlaw, Edward the Exile
• Occupation: Prince of England
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Edward married Agatha, of Germany in 1035. Agatha (daughter of Emperor of Germany Henry, II and St. Cunegundes, of Luxemburg) was born in 1018 in , , Bavaria, Germany; died in 1047. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. St. Margaret, of Scotland was born in 1045 in , , , Hungary; died on 16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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• Also Known As : Edmund "Ironside"
• Stories and Notes: He made a peace agreement with Canute. That whoever survived would control all the realm which each held. Canute Won.
• Stories and Notes: King of England in 1016, the son of Ethelred II 'the Unready' . He led the resistance to Canute's invasion in 1015, and on Ethelred's death in 1016 was chosen king by the citizens of London. Meanwhile, the Witan (the king's council) elected Canute. In the struggle for the throne, Canute defeated Edmund at Ashingdon (or Assandun), and they divided the kingdom between them with Canute ruling the North and Edmund ruling the South. When Edmund died (probably assassinated) the same year, Canute ruled the whole kingdom.
• To Lady Kathleen: 25 x great grandfather
• Occupation: Apr 1016 to Nov 1016; King of England

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Died:
murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Edric

Edmund married Ealdgyth Morcarson in 1015 in Malmsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Ethelred II, The Unready
• Stories and Notes: King of England from 978, following the murder of his half-brother, Edward the Martyr. He was son of King Edgar. Aethelred tried to buy off the Danish raiders by paying Danegeld. In 1002 he ordered the massacre of the Danish settlers, provoking an invasion by Sweyn I of Denmark.In 1013 King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark landed in England and was proclaimed king. Aethelred II the Unready fled to Normandy but was recalled in 1014 on the death of Sweyn. War with Sweyn's son, Canute, occupied the rest of Aethelred's reign. His nickname is a corruption of the Old English 'unreed', meaning badly counselled or poorly advised.
• To Lady Kathleen: 26 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 979 to 1013; King of England
• Occupation: 1014 to 1016; King of England (2nd Time)

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Occupation:
In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes to the enemy named Danegeld. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death.

Died:
Died during Canutes invasion of England.

Buried:
His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.

Aethelred married Queen Consort of England Elfreda in 985. Elfreda (daughter of Duke of Northumbria Thordau Gunnarson and Hilda) was born in 970; died in Feb 1002 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Aelfgifu
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Edgar, The Peaceful
• Stories and Notes: King of all England from 959. He was the younger son of Edmund I, and strove successfully to unite English and Danes as fellow subjects. In 973 Edgar of England marched his army north to Chester. His navy meets him there via the Irish Sea. This show of strength persuades the Northern Kings to submit to his overlordship. Legend says he is rowed across the Dee by Kings Kenneth of Alba, Malcolm of the Cumbrians, Magnus of Man & the Isles, Donald of Strathclyde, Iago of Gwynedd, Princes Hywel of Gwynedd, Ithel and Siferth . He recalled St. Dunstan from exile and made him Archbishop of Canterbury and his closest personal advisor. His reign was prosperous and peaceful and he is generally credited with the revival of the English church.
• To Lady Kathleen: 27 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 957; King of Mercia
• Occupation: 957; King of Northumbria
• Occupation: 959 to 975; King of England

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Occupation:
The first King of a united England, which means Mercia, Northumbria and England. He allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organ ising coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships. Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.

Edgar married Queen Consort of England Aelfthryth in 964. Aelfthryth (daughter of Ealdorman Ordgar Devon) was born in 945; died on 17 Nov 1002 in Wherwell Abbey, Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Elfrida
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
• Occupation: 986; She became a nun

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She was linked to the murder of her stepson King Edward the Martyr and appeared as a stereotypical bad queen and evil stepmother in many medieval histories.

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• Also Known As : Thored
• Occupation: Duke of Northumbria, Ealdorman of York
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Thordau married Hilda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent