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Jan 29, 2024 · Genealogy profile for Edmund I "the Magnificent", king of The English Ēadmund (c.923 - 946) - Genealogy Genealogy for Ēadmund (c.923 - 946) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Apr 25, 2024 · brother Edgar. Eadwig (died October 1, 959) was the king of the English from 955 to 957 and ruler of Wessex and Kent from 957 to 959. The eldest son of King Edmund I (ruled 939–946) and the nephew of King Eadred (ruled 946–955), he was probably no more than 15 years old at the time of his accession. Early historical sources are biased ...
Edmund the Magnificent (Edmund I) - AD 921-946. Edmund I (often called Edmund the Magnificent or Edmund the Elder) was the son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. When Athelstan died in AD 939 Edmund came to the throne, aged just 18. Shortly after taking the throne, he married Aelfgith, who would later become canonised as St ...
Edmund I (Old English: Ēadmund, pronounced [æːɑdmund]; 921 – May 26, 946) was the King of the English from 939 until his death. His epithets include the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, and the Magnificent.[2] Edmund was the son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu of Kent, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. Edmund was a young child when his father died in 924, and was ...
Jan 18, 2019 · Edmund I was the half-brother and successor of King Æthelstan (r. 925-939). It was a tough act to follow, as Æthelstan was the first king of Wessex to claim authority over the whole of England. Yet, instead of being lost in his brother’s long shadow, Edmund I learned from Æthelstan’s success.
On May 26, 946, Edmund I, King of the English was stabbed to death at a royal hunting lodge in Pucklechurch, north of Bath, England while celebrating the feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury. Recent research indicates that Edmund may have been the victim of political assassination. Edmund I, King of the English.
