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Edgar Ætheling [a] [b] or Edgar II ( c. 1052 – 1125 or after) was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex. He was elected King of England by the Witan in 1066 but never crowned. Family and early life.
- After 14 October – early December 1066
- Harold II
- c. 1052, Kingdom of Hungary
- William I
Edgar the Aethling (or Edgar Ætheling) c. 1052 – 1125 or after,) was a claimant to the throne of England in 1066 after Edward the Confessor died. Edgar was a popular choice among the English, because he was English and a grandson of Edmund Ironside. Edgar was born in Hungary: his father was in exile there.
Ætheling ( / ˈæθəlɪŋ /; also spelt aetheling, atheling or etheling) was an Old English term ( æþeling) used in Anglo-Saxon England to designate princes of the royal dynasty who were eligible for the kingship. The term is an Old English and Old Saxon compound of aethele, æþele or (a)ethel, meaning "noble family", and -ing, which means ...
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Edgar the Ætheling: Anglo-Saxon prince, rebel and crusader | Anglo-Saxon England | Cambridge Core.
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Dec 10, 2016 · Edgar the Aetheling. Edgar the Ætheling was the only son of Edward the Exile and his wife, Agatha. His father was the son of Edmund II Ironside, king of England in 1016; Edward’s grandfather was, therefore, Ӕthelred II (the Unready) and his uncle was Edward the Confessor, England’s king from 1042 until 1066.
Edgar (or Eadgar; c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu. A detailed account of Edgar's reign is not possible, because only a few events were recorded by chroniclers and monastic writers ...
Dec 1, 2021 · Edgar the Ætheling, of 1066 fame, was one of the most prolific travelers of his era, spending years at a time in England, Scotland, and Normandy, while also making visits to Flanders, Italy, and the Holy Land. Sometimes he traveled on his own volition, but not all his travels were undertaken willingly.
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