King of England, AEthelred II the Unready

Birth Name King of England, AEthelred II the Unready 1a 2a 3a 4a
Gramps ID I4943
Gender male
Age at Death 48 years, 3 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E6074] 968 Wessex, England  
1b 5a 2b 4b
Death [E6075] 1016-04-23 London, Middlesex, England  
1c 2c 4c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of England, Edgar the Peaceful [I4951]943975-07-08
Mother of Devon, Aelfthryth (Elfrida) [I4952]9451000
         King of England, AEthelred II the Unready [I4943] 968 1016-04-23

Families

    Family of King of England, AEthelred II the Unready and of Wessex, Elfflaed (Elfreda) [F1492]
Married Wife of Wessex, Elfflaed (Elfreda) [I4944] ( * + 1002 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E28593] 985    
1d 2d 6a 4d
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of England, unknown [I1936]
King of England, Edmund II Ironsides [I4945]9891016-11-30
of England, AElfgifu (Elgiva) [I4942]990
    Family of King of England, AEthelred II the Unready and de Normandy, Emma [F3233]
Married Wife de Normandy, Emma [I4948] ( * about 986 + 1051/2-03-06 (Julian) )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E29258] 1002    
2e 4e
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of England, Godgifu (Goda) [I4950]about 10041055

Narrative

[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]

Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in
978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready,
KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In
light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge
tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but
returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of
England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned
978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with
money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in
1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to
rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.

Narrative

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I4943:

Line ignored as not understood Line 120652: 2 SOUR @S085410@
Skipped subordinate line Line 120653: 3 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 120654: 4 TEXT Date of Import: Aug 7, 2000

 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 870
 

Pedigree

  1. King of England, Edgar the Peaceful [I4951]
    1. of Devon, Aelfthryth (Elfrida) [I4952]
      1. King of England, AEthelred II the Unready
        1. of Wessex, Elfflaed (Elfreda) [I4944]
          1. of England, unknown [I1936]
          2. King of England, Edmund II Ironsides [I4945]
          3. of England, AElfgifu (Elgiva) [I4942]
        2. de Normandy, Emma [I4948]
          1. of England, Godgifu (Goda) [I4950]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ernst-Friedrich Kraentzler: Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville [S10416]
      • Page: chart 1188
      • Page: chart 1188, b 966
      • Page: chart 1188, no place
      • Page: chart 1188, m abt 988
  2. Frederick Lewis Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to [S10400]
      • Page: line 1 pp 1-4
      • Page: line 1 pp 1-4, b 968, no place
      • Page: line 1 pp 1-4, d 1016, no place
      • Page: line 1 pp 1-4, line 34 pp 37-38
      • Page: line 1 pp 1-4, line 235 p 201, no date/place, his 2nd m
  3. G.P. Baker: Fighting Kings of Wessex [S11331]
      • Page: p 190, s of Edgar, no mother
  4. SUSANNA KEENE.FTW [S85410]
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  5. Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science: University of Hull Royal Database (England), Author Address: [S13227]
      • Page: b abt 968
  6. Marlyn Lewis: Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Recipient: J.H. Garner, Author [S10339]
      • Page: no date