Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameEdmund 'the Magnificent' King Of England, 32G Grandfather
FatherEdward 'the Elder' King Of England (~870-925)
MotherEadgifu Of Kent Queen Of England (-968)
Spouses
1Saint Elfgifu Queen Of England, 32G Grandmother
ChildrenEdgar 'the Peaceful' (~944-975)
2Ethelfleda Of Damerham, Step 32G Grandmother
Web Notes notes for Edmund 'the Magnificent' King Of England
From "Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain" by David Williamson, ISBN 0-86350-101-X, p. 25:
King Athelstan's 18 year old half-brother, Edmund succeeded him and was crowned at Kingston on 16 Nov 939. He was also a warrior king and captured many towns, including the five boroughs of Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby and Stamford, from the Danes. He brought Northumbria into subjection and ravaged Strathclyde, which he ceded to Malcolm I, King of Scots, in order to secure him as an ally. His potentially great career was ended by his untimely death. On 26 May 946 he was dining with his thanes at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire when an outlaw named Liofa was recognized in the hall. The King joined in the struggle to arrest him and was stabbed in the stomach, dying almost immediately. He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey.
His 1st wife was Saint Elfgifu (Elfgiva), who died in 944 and was buried at Shaftesbury, leaving two sons. His second wife was Ethelfleda of Damerham, daughter of Ealdorman Alfgar. She had no children by the King and remarried with Ealdorman Athelstan. She was still living in 975.
King Athelstan's 18 year old half-brother, Edmund succeeded him and was crowned at Kingston on 16 Nov 939. He was also a warrior king and captured many towns, including the five boroughs of Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby and Stamford, from the Danes. He brought Northumbria into subjection and ravaged Strathclyde, which he ceded to Malcolm I, King of Scots, in order to secure him as an ally. His potentially great career was ended by his untimely death. On 26 May 946 he was dining with his thanes at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire when an outlaw named Liofa was recognized in the hall. The King joined in the struggle to arrest him and was stabbed in the stomach, dying almost immediately. He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey.
His 1st wife was Saint Elfgifu (Elfgiva), who died in 944 and was buried at Shaftesbury, leaving two sons. His second wife was Ethelfleda of Damerham, daughter of Ealdorman Alfgar. She had no children by the King and remarried with Ealdorman Athelstan. She was still living in 975.