Edmund Ironside 
Edmund was born in 0989. Edmund 's father was Aethelred II The Unready and his mother was Alfflaed. His paternal grandparents were Edgar The Peaceful Wessex King and Aelfthryth. He was an only child. He died at the age of 27 on November 30th, 1016.Death Notes
Buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England
General Notes
Acceded April, 1016, Saint Paul's Cathedral, London City, Middlesex (n ow London), England, King of England. Edmund was prominent in the fighti ng against CANUTE. On AEthelred's death, Edmund was proclaimed king althou gh Canute received the support of over half of England. After the batt le of Assandun (Oct. 18, 1016), he and Canute came to terms and partition ed England, but Edmund was murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-l aw, Edric, the next month. His courage earned him the name Ironside.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0849 d.0899
- d.17 Jul 0924
- b.0920 d.26 May 0946
- d.25 Aug 0968
<Unknown>
- b.0943 d.08 Jul 0975
- b.0920 d.0944
- b.04 Apr 0968 d.22 Apr 1016
- b.0945 d.1000
<Unknown>
- b.0989 d.30 Nov 1016
- b.0963 d.1001
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Details of Edmund 's family with Ealdgyth
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