King Edgar I (The Peaceful) De Wessex Of Saxon England 
Edgar I, known as The Peaceful, was born in 0944 in England.1 The Peaceful's father was King Edmund I (The Magnificent) De Wessex Of Saxon England and his mother was St Elgiva (The Fair) Aeflaeda. His paternal grandparents were King Edward I (The Elder) De Wessex Of West Saxon England and Eadgifu De Kent; his maternal grandparents were Earl Ethelhelm Sigelhelm and De Kent. He had a brother and two sisters, named The Fair, Aelfthryth and Aethelflaid. He died in Winchester,England. He was buried in Glastonbury Abbey,Somerset,England.1 2 General Notes
[from Ancestry.com 139798.GED]
Edgar reigned 959-975. The first King of a united England. He allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organising coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships. Although he succeeded on 1 October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disapproved of his way of life.
It is recorded that Edgar, while keeping his court at Chester, was rowed down the River Dee, the oars manned by eight kings of neighboring tributary states. The story, while probably untrue, sets forth his power not only over his own immediate subjects, but over the whole island. He had a well-trained army and a strong navy and his title shows that at least he lived on good terms with his neighbors.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0784 in Wessex,England d.19 NOV 839 in Wessex,England
- b.~ 0806 in Wessex,England d.13 JAN 856/857 in England
- b.WFT Est. 765-804 in Of,,Wessex,England d.WFT Est. 798-888
- b.0849 in Wantage,England (King 871-901) d.28 OCT 901 in England
- b.~ 0785 in Wessex,England d.WFT Est. 807-885
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex,England d.0846
- b.~ 0871 in Wessex,England d.17 JUL 924 in Farndon-on-Dee,England
- b.~ 0825 in Mercia,England d.0866
- b.0852 in Gaini,Mercia,England d.5 DEC 905 in St Mary's Abbey,Winchester,England
- b.~ 0830 in Mercia,England
- b.0923 in Wessex,England d.26 MAY 946 in Pucklechurch,Dorset,England
- b.~ 0806 in Wessex,England d.13 JAN 856/857 in England
- b.~ 0840 in Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England d.23 APR 871 in Basing/Merton England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex,England d.0846
- b.~ 0859 in Kent,England d.~ 0898
- b.<835> in <Of,Wantage,Berkshire,England>
- b.0896 in Kent,England d.25 AUG 968
- b.~ 0825 in Mercia,England d.0866
- b.0856 in Mercia,,England d.0903
- b.~ 0830 in Mercia,England
- b.~ 0855 in Kent,England
- b.0944 in England d.8 JUL 975 in Winchester,England
- b.~ 0848 in Wessex,England
- b.~ 0922 in ,,Wessex,England d.0944 in England
- b.~ 0876 in Of,,Kent,England
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The Peaceful and Ethelfleda were married in a religious ceremony in 0961 in Of,,,England. They had a son and a daughter, named The Martyr and Eadgyth.
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Children
King Edward II (The Martyr) De Wessex Of Saxon England
Edward II, known as The Martyr, was born in 0963 in England.1 He died at the age of 15 in 0978.3
The Peaceful and Elfrida were married in a religious ceremony about 0961 in ,,Wessex,England. They had two sons named Edmund and The Unready.
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Children
Prince Edmund De Wessex Of England
Edmund was born about 0965 in ,,Wessex,England.1 He died in 0970 in ,,Wessex,England.4
King Aethelred II (The Unready) De Wessex Of Saxon England
Aethelred II, known as The Unready, was born about 0968 in Wessex,England. He died on April 23rd, 1016 in London,England. He was buried in ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL,LONDON,ENGLAND.
1 University of Hull Royal Genealogical Data @ royal01779
2 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ athertonb database
3 University of Hull Royal Genealogical Data
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2 Rootsweb WorldConnect Website @ athertonb database
3 University of Hull Royal Genealogical Data
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