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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.
Edgar The Aetheling was an Anglo-Saxon prince who claimed the English throne after Harold II's death in 1066. He served the Norman kings William I and II, fought in Italy and Scotland, and went on a crusade to the Holy Land.
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Edgar was the last surviving male of the ancient Royal House of Wessex, who claimed the English throne after the Norman Conquest. He lived a turbulent life of exile, rebellion, and diplomacy, and died in 1126.
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Edgar the Atheling was a claimant to the throne of England in 1066, a grandson of Edmund Ironside and a descendant of Alfred the Great. He was born in Hungary, returned to England with his father, and later fought against William the Conqueror and the Normans.
Jun 28, 2017 · Edgar Atheling was the last of the line of Cerdic and a claimant to the English throne after Harold's death. He submitted to William I and became his advisor and ally.
Dec 10, 2016 · 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.
5 days ago · Overview. Edgar the Atheling. (c. 1052—1125) prince. Quick Reference. ( c. 1052– c. 1125), a grandson of *Æthelred the Unready, was proclaimed king by the English gathered in London after the battle of Hastings. His claims to the succession were brushed aside by William the Conqueror.
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