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King Edmund Ii of England ABT 988 - 1016
King Edmund was born on ABT 988 in Of, Wessex, England and died on 1016 in Ross-on-Wye .
He was the son of King Ethelred Ii of England (ABT 968 - 23 APR 1016) and Queen Alfgifu of England (B: ABT 968).
King Edmund was married to Queen Ealdgyth of England on ABT AUG 1015 in Of, London, Middlesex, England.
Queen Ealdgyth was born on ABT 986 in Of, Wessex, England .
She is the daughter of Morcar of England (B: ABT 960) and Edgitha of England (B: ABT 900).
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| ⌈ King Ethelred Ii of England (ABT 968 - 23 APR 1016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| King Edmund Ii of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌈ Thorad Gunnarsson (B: ABT 942) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Queen Alfgifu of England (B: ABT 968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmund was King of England for only a few months.
After the death of his father, thelred II, in April 1016,
Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the
invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed
king by the Londoners. Meanwhile, the Witan (Council),
meeting at Southampton, chose Canute as King. After a
series of inconclusive military engagements, in which
Edmund performed brilliantly and earned the nickname
'Ironside', he defeated the Danish forces at Oxford, Kent,
but was routed by Canute's forces at Ashingdon, Essex. A
subsequent peace agreement was made, with Edmund
controlling Wessex and Canute controlling Mercia and
Northumbria. It was also agreed that whoever survived the
other would take control of the whole realm. Unfortunately
for Edmund, he died in November, 1016, transferring the
Kingship of All England completely to Canute.
Legend tells that Ross-on-Wye, England is the
place where the Saxon king Edmund II died from
traitors' wounds in 1016. Edmund is better known
as Edmund 'Ironside', for his fierce defence of
England against the huge invading army of the
Danish king Canute. England was divided between
the warring kings - Edmund held the west and
Wessex while Canute ruled in the north and east.
The story goes that one of Edmund's servants
plotted to murder him for the reward that Canute
might give. The servant secretly positioned a
sharpened stake in the king's latrine at
Minsterworth in Gloucestershire; as Edmund
lowered himself to use his toilet, the servant
withdrew the candle and Edmund was impaled.
The king was rushed from Minsterworth but died
at Ross, probably on his way to a monastery near
by in search of a cure. The servant soon
presented himself at canute's court and claimed
the murder as his; Canute had him hanged, so
legend tells, from the highest oak that he could
find.
After the death of his father, thelred II, in April 1016,
Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the
invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed
king by the Londoners. Meanwhile, the Witan (Council),
meeting at Southampton, chose Canute as King. After a
series of inconclusive military engagements, in which
Edmund performed brilliantly and earned the nickname
'Ironside', he defeated the Danish forces at Oxford, Kent,
but was routed by Canute's forces at Ashingdon, Essex. A
subsequent peace agreement was made, with Edmund
controlling Wessex and Canute controlling Mercia and
Northumbria. It was also agreed that whoever survived the
other would take control of the whole realm. Unfortunately
for Edmund, he died in November, 1016, transferring the
Kingship of All England completely to Canute.
Legend tells that Ross-on-Wye, England is the
place where the Saxon king Edmund II died from
traitors' wounds in 1016. Edmund is better known
as Edmund 'Ironside', for his fierce defence of
England against the huge invading army of the
Danish king Canute. England was divided between
the warring kings - Edmund held the west and
Wessex while Canute ruled in the north and east.
The story goes that one of Edmund's servants
plotted to murder him for the reward that Canute
might give. The servant secretly positioned a
sharpened stake in the king's latrine at
Minsterworth in Gloucestershire; as Edmund
lowered himself to use his toilet, the servant
withdrew the candle and Edmund was impaled.
The king was rushed from Minsterworth but died
at Ross, probably on his way to a monastery near
by in search of a cure. The servant soon
presented himself at canute's court and claimed
the murder as his; Canute had him hanged, so
legend tells, from the highest oak that he could
find.
Granddaughter - Saint Margaret of Scotland - Queen Margaret was born on ABT 1042/1045 in Of, Wessex, England and died on 16 NOV 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Edinburgshire, Scotland
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018