of England, Edmund I

Birth Name of England, Edmund I
Nick Name The Magnificent
Gender male
Age at Death 24 years, 4 months, 25 days

Narrative

TITLE: King of ENGLAND
NICK: "The Magnificent"
CROWNED: 940
BURIAL: Glastonbury Abbey
NOTE:
1st: Elfgifu, 2nd: Ethelfleda of Damerham, daughter of Ealdorman Alfgar, no children, she later married Ealdorman Athelstan. Number of Marriages 2

--ABT. 18 when he acceeded to the throne. Crowned at Kingston on 16 Oct. 939.
--Energetic and warlike
--He took over Scotland and seated Malcolm I as King there to keep rule
--Edmund was dining when an outlaw named Liofa was spotted, and during the struggle, the king received a fatal stab wound in the stomach, dying almost immediately.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 922 Wessex, England   1
Death 946-05-26 England   1

Cause: Murder / Assassination, Assassinated at Pucklechurch, Gloucester, ENGLAND

Age: 24y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of England, Edward I871924-07-17
Mother , Ecgwyn874
         of England, Edmund I 922 946-05-26
    Brother     , Aethelstan

Families

Family of of England, Edmund I and of England, Elgiva
Unknown Partner of England, Elgiva ( * 922 + 944 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of England, Edgar944975-07-08