Edmund II “Ironside” (King of England)

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Edmund II “Ironside” (King of England)

Edmund II, known as Ironside, was born in 0989.

Birth Notes

Ironside's father was Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England) and his mother was Ælfgifu of York. His paternal grandparents were Edgar I “The Peaceful” (King of England) and Ælfthryth. He had a sister named Ælfgifu. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named The Confessor, Alfred and Goda. He died at the age of 27 on November 30th, 1016.

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Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Alfred I “The Great” (King of Wessex)^*
  - b.0849 d.0899
  
  Edward “The Elder” (King of Wessex)
  - b.0874 d.0924
  
  Ealswith
  - d.0902
  
  Edmund I (King of England)
  - b.0921 d.0946
  
  Eadgifu of Kent
  - b.0903 d.0957
  
  Edgar I “The Peaceful” (King of England)
  - b.0943 d.08 Jul 0975
  
  St. Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
  - d.0944
  
  Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England)
  - b.0966 d.23 Apr 1016
  
  Ælfthryth
  - b.0945 d.1001
  
  Edmund II “Ironside” (King of England)
  - b.0989 d.30 Nov 1016
  
  Ælfgifu of York
  - b.0968 d.1002
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Details of Ironside's family with Ealdgyth

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