saint Edward (king of England)

   the Martyr

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Personal and Family Information

Edward was born about 0962, the son of Edgar and Æthelflæd. The place is not known.

He died on 18 MAR 0978 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England .

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

saint Edward
(c0962-0978)

  

Edgar
(0943-0975)

  

Edmund I
(0920-0946)

  

Edward I de Wessex
(0871/72-0924/25)

 +
   

Eadgifu
(c0900-0961)

  
   

saint Alfgifu
(c0924-?)

    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Æthelflæd
 

    
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
     
 		    
 		  
     
 		  

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth ABT 0962
Death 18 MAR 0978
Place: Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
Cause: murdered by servants of his stepmother the Queen Dowager Ælfthryth (Elfrida)

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 0975 TO 0978 king of England

Notes

Note 1

Edward is generally supposed to have been the son of King Edgar and Æthelflæd, but other sources indicate that his mother may have been Edgar's second wife, or mistress, Wulfthryth, later Abbess of Wilton.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia English
    Source: Wikipedia English