Name |
Aethelred |
Title |
King of England |
Suffix |
II, the Unready |
Relationship | with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
|
Birth |
968 |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Ethelred II, The Unready |
Occupation |
979 to 1013 |
King of England |
- 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.
|
Occupation |
1014 to 1016 |
King of England (2nd Time) |
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 |
Death |
23 Apr 1016 |
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
- Died during Canutes invasion of England.
|
Burial |
St. Pauls Church, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
- His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.
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Person ID |
I2090 |
Enchanted Family Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Sep 2020 |
Family 1 |
Queen Consort of England Emma, of Normandy, b. 986, Normandy, France d. 14 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
5 Apr 1002 |
Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
Children |
+ | 1. Princess of Kent Godgifu, b. 985 d. 1055 (Age 70 years) |
| 2. King of England, Saint Edward, III, the Confessor, b. 1002 d. 5 Jan 1066, Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (Age 64 years) |
| 3. Alfred Aetheling d. 1036 |
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Family ID |
F1787 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Mar 2012 |