Ethelred II of England 
Ethelred II of was born about 0968. Ethelred II of's father was Edgar the Peaceful and his mother was Elfrida. His paternal grandparents were Edmund I the Elder and Elfgifu. He was an only child. He died on April 23rd, 1016 in London, England. He was buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England.General Notes
King of England, the son of Edgar, succeeded his brother, Edward the Martyr, in 979, and, for his want of vigour and capacity, was surnamed the Unready. He paid a tribute to the Danes, raised by a tax called Danegelt, levied on his subjects. To free himself from this oppression, he caused all the Danes in England to be treacherously massacred in one day (Nov.13, 1002). On this Sweyn, king of Denmark, invaded his kingdom and compelled him to fly to Normandy, but Sweyn dying soon after, Ethelred returned and resumed the government. He died in 1016, while Canute was preparing his great expedition. Burke says he died 1010. His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0806 in Wessex, England d.13 JAN 857/58 in England
- b.0848 in Wantage, Dorset, England d.26 OCT 901 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex, England d.0849
- b.0869 d.17 JUL 925 in Farndon-On-Dee, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 0852 in Mercia, , England d.5 DEC 905
- b.0921 d.26 MAY 946 in Pucklechurch, Dorset
- b.0944 d.8 JUL 975 in Winchester, England
- b.~ 0968 d.23 Apr 1016 in London, England
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Details of Ethelred II of's family with Elfrida
Source/Citation
University of Hull Royal Database (England), Author: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
University of Hull Royal Database (England), Author: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
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