Edgar (The Peaceful) King of England[1]
Abt 944 - 975 (31 years)-
Name Edgar (The Peaceful) King of England Birth Abt 944 Gender Male Death 8 Jul 975 Winchester, England 
Burial Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset Person ID I110822 My Genealogy Last Modified 19 Aug 2013
Father II Edmund d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elgiva d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F40856 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Edmund I The Elder King of England, b. 921 d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Murdered (Age 25 years) Mother (Aelfgifu Elfgifu) St Elgiva d. 944 Family ID F40889 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Wilfthryth (Wulfryth) Abbess of Wilton, b. Abt 945 d. 1000 (Age 55 years) Marriage - 1 _MSTAT Partners
Children 1. St Eadgyth (Edith) Abbess of Barking, b. Abt 962 d. 984 (Age 22 years) Family ID F40895 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
Family 2 Ethelfleda (Aethelflaeda) The Fair d. 965 Marriage 961 Children 1. Edward II (The Martyr) King of England, b. Abt 963 d. 18 Mar 978-979, Nr Corfe Castle. Murdered. (Age 16 years)Family ID F40896 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
Family 3 Elfrida (Aelfthryth) Devonshire, b. Abt 945 d. 17 Nov 1002 (Age 57 years) Marriage 964 Children 1. Edmund Atheling, b. Abt 965 d. 970 (Age 5 years) 2. Ethelred II (The Unready) King of England, b. Abt 968 d. 23 Apr 1016, London (Age 48 years)Family ID F40855 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
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Notes - For a listing of web sites that have the genealogy of family lines ofroyal houses, many noble houses and more, go to the entry "INFORMATION,Royal Houses family lines web sites" in this file.
"Reigned 959-975. The first King of a united England. He allowed hisDanish
subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and
encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence byorganising
coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships.
Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973because
St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.'
From "Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web" by Brian Tompsett athttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01779
- For a listing of web sites that have the genealogy of family lines ofroyal houses, many noble houses and more, go to the entry "INFORMATION,Royal Houses family lines web sites" in this file.
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Sources - [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.
- [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.