Aethelred II the Unready of England 
Aethelred II the Unready of was born in 0968 in Wessex, England. Aethelred II the Unready of's father was Edgar the Peaceful of England and his mother was Aelfthryth (Elfrida) of Devon. His paternal grandparents were Edmund I Deed Doer the Elder of England and Aelfgifu of Wessex; his maternal grandparents were Ordgar of Devonshire and Wulfrith of Devon. He had a brother named Edmund of. He was the younger of the two children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Edward II the Martyr of and UNKNOWN. He died at the age of 48 on April 23rd, 1016 in London, Middlesex, England. He was buried in 1016 in Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> Ethelred. /Adelred/II, The Peerless, Unraed
According to Brian Tompsett, UK genealogist
(http:www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01533):
"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."
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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.Bet 800 and 806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 857/58 in England
- b.0849 in Wantage, Dorset, Oxfordshire, England d.28 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex, England d.> 0876
- b.Bet 869 and 871 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 924 in Farndon-on-Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England
- b.0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.Bet 849 and 852 in Mercia, England d.5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, Hampshire, England
- b.0830
- b.0921 in Wessex, England d.26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Dorset, England
- b.< 0880 d.> 0962
- b.~ 0896 in Kent, England d.25 Aug 968
- b.Bet 943 and 944 in Wessex, England d.8 Jul 975 in Winchester, England
- b.Bet 922 and 924 in Wessex, England d.~ 0944
- b.0968 in Wessex, England d.23 Apr 1016 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.0922 in Devonshire, England d.0971 in Tavistock
- b.0945 in Devonshire, England d.1000
- b.~ 0927 in Devonshire, England d.> 0945
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Aethelred II the Unready of and Elfflaed (Elfreda) of were married in a religious ceremony about 0985. They had seven sons and two daughters, named Son of, Athelstan of, Edmund II Ironsides of, Ecgbert of, Edgar of, Edred of, Edwy of, Edith of and Aelfgifu (Elgiva) of Wessex.
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Children
Edmund II Ironsides of England
Edmund II Ironsides of was born in 0989. He died at the age of 27 on November 30th, 1016. He was buried in 1016 in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England.
Aelfgifu (Elgiva) of Wessex England
Aelfgifu (Elgiva) of Wessex was born in 0990 in Wessex, England. She died after 1009.
Aethelred II the Unready of and Aethelgife of Wessex were married in a religious ceremony after 0985.
Aethelred II the Unready of and Emma of were married in a religious ceremony on April 5th, 1002 in Winchester Cathedral,London,England or Normandy,France. They had two sons and a daughter, named Edward III the Confessor of, Alfred Atheling of and Godgifu (Goda) of.
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Children
Edward III the Confessor of England
Edward III the Confessor of was born about 1002 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England. He died in Palace of Westminster, London, England. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Godgifu (Goda) of England
Godgifu (Goda) of was born in Wessex, England. She died about 1055 in England.
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