EDMUND, I

EDMUND, I

Male 921 - 946  (25 years)

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  • Name EDMUND, I 
    Birth 921 
    Gender Male 
    Relation to Me 34 GGF 
    Royalty & Nobility Between 27 Oct 939 and 26 May 946 
    King of the English 
    Name Called the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, or the Magnificent 
    Death 26 May 946 
    • Edmund was murdered by Leofa, an exiled thief, while attending St Augustine's Day mass in Pucklechurch (South Gloucestershire)
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    EADGIFU,   b. Abt 901   d. 966  (Age 65 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I7277  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Father EDWARD,   b. 874   d. 17 Jul 924 (Age 50 years)
    Other Partners: AELFFLAED  
    Relationship natural 
    Mother EADGIFU,   b. Abt 901   d. 966 (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AELFGIFU   d. 944 
    Children 
     1. EDGAR, King I,   b. 943   d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

  • Photos
    Edmund_I_-_MS_Royal_14_B_V
    Silver_penny_of_Edmund_I_(YORYM_2000_1493)_obverse

    Documents
    Edmund I - Wikipedia
    Edmund I - Wikipedia

  • Notes 
    • Shortly after his proclamation as king, he had to face several military threats. King Olaf III Guthfrithson conquered Northumbria and invaded the Midlands; when Olaf died in 942, Edmund reconquered the Midlands.[2] In 943, Edmund became the god-father of King Olaf of York. In 944, Edmund was successful in reconquering Northumbria.[3] In the same year, his ally Olaf of York lost his throne and left for Dublin in Ireland. Olaf became the king of Dublin as Amlaíb Cuarán and continued to be allied to his god-father. In 945, Edmund conquered Strathclyde but ceded the territory to King Malcolm I of Scotland in exchange for a treaty of mutual military support.[3] Edmund thus established a policy of safe borders and peaceful relationships with Scotland. During his reign, the revival of monasteries in England began.

      Died at age 25 in a skirmish while attempting to defend his steward from a thief named Leofa.


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