EDMUND, I
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)
Person ID I7277 My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father EDWARD, b. 874 d. 17 Jul 924 (Age 50 years) 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 
(Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1784 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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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.
- 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.