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Edmund av England, "The magnificent"
Abt 0921 - 946 (25 years)
Generation: 1
1. Edmund av England, "The magnificent" was born about 0921 in Wessex, England; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, England; was buried after 26 May 0946 in Somersetshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Abt 0939, England; Konge.
Notes:
Occupation:
Da broren Athelstan døde i 939, overtok Edmund kongetittelen etter han.
I 940 tapte han - the Five Boroughs - det danske Mercia - til danskene, men vant dette tilbake et par år senere, i 942.
Han beseiret Eirik Blodøks og jagde vikingene fra Jorvik 941.
Vant tilbake hele Northumbria i 944, og Cumbria året etter. Siste ga han til skottekongen Malcom for å få han som alliert.
Died:
Knivstukket og drept av Leofa under et slagsmål ved Pucklechurch.
Buried:
Begravet i Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire.Edmund married Aelgifu before 0944. Aelgifu was born about 0922 in Wessex, England; died on 25 Aug 968 in Wessex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]