Edgar Wessex 
Edgar's father was Edmund Wessex and his mother was Elfgiva UNKNOWN. His paternal grandparents were Edward Wessex and Edgiva UNKNOWN. He was an only child. He died in Winchester, Greater London , ENGLAND.1 General Notes
[1700591.ged]
Reigned 959-975. "The Peaceful"
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 suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973
because
St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.
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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.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, ENGLAND d.0901
- b.0785 in of the Isle of Wright d.Bet 818 and 875
- b.0810 d.> 0876 in Kent
- d. in Farndon-on-Dee, Cheshire, ENGLAND
- b. in mercia
- d. in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
- d. in Winchester, Greater London , ENGLAND
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They had a son named Ethelred II.
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Children
Ethelred II Wessex
Ethelred II was born in 0968 in London, Greater London, ENGLAND.1 He died at the age of 48 on April 23rd, 1016. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathederal, London, Greater London, ENGLAND.1 1
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