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• Occupation: Ealdorman of Kent in England
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Eadgifu married King of England Edward, the Elder in 919. Edward (son of King of England Alfred, the Great and Ealhswith Mucil) was born in 869; died on 17 Jul 925 in Farndon-on-Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : The Elder
• Stories and Notes: King of England 939–46. The son of Edward the Elder, he succeeded his half-brother, Athelstan, as king in 939. He succeeded in regaining control of Mercia, which on his accession had fallen to the Norse inhabitants of Northumbria, and of the Five Boroughs, an independent confederation within the Danelaw. He then moved on to subdue the Norsemen in Cumbria and finally extended his rule as far as southern Scotland. As well as uniting England, he bolstered his authority by allowing St Dunstan to reform the Benedictine order. He was killed in 946 at Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, by an outlawed robber.
• To Lady Kathleen: 28 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 939-946; King of England

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Occupation:
He expelled the Norse King Olaf from Northumbria in 944. He supported Dunstan in the reintroduction of the Monastic rule of St. Benedict.

Died:
Murdered: An Outlaw, Leolf, stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustine

Family/Spouse: Saint Aelfgifu, of Shaftesbury. Aelfgifu (daughter of Wynflaed) died in 944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Stories and Notes: King Edred was born in about 923 AD, a son of King Edward the Elder by his third marriage. He succeeded his brother, King Edmund I, in 946. Like both his elder brothers, Edred enjoyed military success over the Vikings. However, Edred was a strongly religious man with bad health (he had a stomach ailment and could barely eat). He died on November 23, 955, at Frome in Somerset, and was buried at Winchester. He was succeeded by his nephew, King Edwy.
• To Lady Kathleen: 29 x great uncle
• Occupation: 946-955; King of England

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• Occupation: Nun

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• Also Known As : Eadwig "The Fair"
• Also Known As : Edwy
• Stories and Notes: King 955-959. Reportedly murdered by Canute. Historians have not treated Eadwig well, and it is unfortunate for him that he ran afoul of the influential Bishop Dunstan early in his reign. Legend has it that his coronation had to be delayed while Dunstan dislodged him from a bed where he was lying between his sweetheart and her equally amorous Mother. Dunstan was, after that incident, never exactly a favourite of Eadwig's, and it may be fair to say that Eadwig even hated Dunstan, for he apparently exiled him soon after this. Eadwig went on to marry Ælgifu, the girl with whom he was keeping company at the time of Dunstan's intrusion. For her part, " the strumpet" was eventually referred to as among "the most illustrious of women", and Eadwig, in his short reign, was generous in making grants to the church and other religious institutions. He died when he was barely 20.
• To Lady Kathleen: 28 x great uncle
• Occupation: 955 to 959; King of England

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Occupation:
He lost Mercia and Northumbria. He forced St. Dunstan into exile. By his tyranical proceedings, the immorality of his private life, his connection with Elgiva alienated the affections of his subjects.

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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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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]

Family/Spouse: Aethelflaeda, of England. Aethelflaeda died in 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]