II Ethelred King 
II was born about 0968. II's father was Edgar King and his mother was Aelfthryth. His paternal grandparents were I Edmund King and Aelgifu; his maternal grandparents were Ordgar and Redburch. 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
1 NAME /Aethelred/ II
2 SOUR S12573
3 DATA
4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 8, 2001
1 BIRT
2 DATE 966
2 PLAC Wessex, England
1 DEAT
2 DATE 1016
2 SOUR S12573
3 DATA
4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 8, 2001
King of England, Crowned in 979
aka Ironside, Aethelred the Unready
Reigned 979-1013(deposed) and 1014-1016.
In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld) to
the enemy. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death.
Died during Canutes invasion of England.
Burke says he died 1010. His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed
in the great fire of London.
Acceded: 4 APR 978, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey
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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.~ 0800 in Wessex,England d.0855
- b.0849 in Wantage,Berkshire d.0899
- b.0810 d.0855
- b.0869 in Wessex,England d.17 JUL 924 in Fardon-on-Dee
- b.~ 0822 d.0866
- b.~ 0852 in Mercia d.5 DEC 905 in St. Mary's Abbey,Wincester,Dorset,England
- b.0830
- b.0921 in Wessex,England d.26 MAY 946 in Pucklechurch,Dorset
- b.0871 in Kent,England
- b.0896 in Kent,England d.25 AUG 968
- b.0942 in Wessex,England d.0975
- d.~ 0944
- b.~ 0968 d.23 Apr 1016 in London,England
- b.0945 in Lydford Castle,Devon d.17 Nov 1002 in Wherwell Abbey,Hampshire
- b.0923
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Children
II Edmund King
II was born in 0989. He died at the age of 27 in 1016. He was buried in Glastonbury Abbey,Somerset.1
They had a daughter named Goda Of.
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