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Agatha (before 1030 – after 1070) was married to Edward the Exile, a candidate for the throne of England, and mother of Edgar Ætheling, Saint Margaret of Scotland and Cristina. Her antecedents are unclear and the subject of much speculation.
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Nov 10, 2018 · Edward the Exile’s mother was Ealdgyth, the widow of Sigeferth, a thegn from East Anglia, who had been betrayed in 1015, along with another thegn, Morcar, by Eadric Streona. Eadric had lured them into his chamber during a great assembly at Oxford and killed them.
Jan 11, 2014 · Abstract. The antecedents of Agatha, wife of Eadward the Exile and ancestress of Scottish and English monarchs since the twelfth century and their countless descendants in Europe and America, have been the subject of much dispute.
Agatha married Eadweard "the Exile" sometime before his return to England in 1057. She was still living in 1067, when she accompanied her children as a refugee into Scotland [ASC (D) s.a. 1067 (p. 201); Sim. Durh., c. 155 (2: 190)]. Date of birth: Say 1015×1035? Place of birth: Unknown.
Appendix 1: Agatha and Onomastics. At the time that Eadweard the Exile married his wife Agatha, the name Agatha was very uncommon in Western Europe.
