Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England)

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Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England)

Ethelred II, known as The Unready, was born in 0966.

Birth Notes

The Unready's father was Edgar I “The Peaceful” (King of England) and his mother was Ælfthryth. His paternal grandparents were Edmund I (King of England) and St. Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. He had a brother named The Martyr. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 50 on April 23rd, 1016.

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Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Æthelwulf (King of Wessex)
  - d.0839
  
  Alfred I “The Great” (King of Wessex)
  - b.0849 d.0899
  
  Judith of Flanders ^*
  - b.0843 d.0870
  
  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
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information
- Other Attributes

Details of The Unready's family with Emma of Normandy

Details of The Unready's family with Ælfgifu of York

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