Edgar the Peaceful King of England 
Edgar the Peaceful was born in 0943 in Wessex, England.1 Edgar the Peaceful's father was Edmund I the Magnificent King of England and his mother was St. Aelfgifu of Wessex. His paternal grandparents were Edward the Elder King of England and Eadgifu of Kent. He was an only child. He died in Wessex, England.1 General Notes
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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Reigned 959-975. First KIng of a united England. He allowed his
Danishsubjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival
&encourgaed trade by reforming the currency. He improved defense
byorganizing coastal naval patrols & a system for manning warships.
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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.0775 in Wessex, England d.19 Nov 839 in Wessex, England
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 857/58 in Wessex, England
- b.0788 in England
- b.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.0876 in Wessex, England
- b.0871 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 925 in Fardon, Northamptonshire, England
- d.0840
- b.0825 in of Mercia, England d.0866
- b.0852 in Mercia, England d.5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset
- b.0830 in Mercia, England
- b.0920 in Wessex, England d.26 May 946 in Pocklechurch, England
- b.0871 in of Kent, England
- b.~ 0896 in Kent, England d.25 Aug 968
- b.0943 in Wessex, England d.8 Jul 975 in Wessex, England
- b.0922 in Berkhamstead, Suffolk, England d.0944 in Wessex, England
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Edgar the Peaceful and Aelfthryth (Elfrida) were married in a religious ceremony in 0965.1 They had a son named Ethelred II the Unready.
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Children
Ethelred II the Unready King of England
Ethelred II the Unready was born in 0968 in Wessex, England.1 He died at the age of 48 on April 23rd, 1016 in London, Middlesex, England.1
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