20th Generation


Family of King Edgar of England (631) & Æthelflæd of Devon

801. Saint Edward the Martyr. Born ca 963. Edward died on 18 Mar 978 in Corfe, Dorset.

Edward was king of England from 975 to 978 (and succeeded by his brother Ethelred the Unready. He was murdered at Corfe, and his body was removed to Shaftesbury. Miracles occurred at Shaftesbury and he was regarded as a saint and martyr.

802. Æthelred II, King of England. Born ca 968 in Wessex. Æthelred II, King died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England. Buried in St Paul's, London.

Ethelred (also spelled Æthelred) II, King of England from 978 to 1016, called Ethelred the Unready (“unraed” meaning evil council, that is, he made poor decisions). He ascended the throne after his half brother King Edward the martyr was assassinated in Mar 978. He was a weak king who reigned at the height of Danish power. The Danish invasions resumed in 980. In 1002 Ethelred began a massacre of Danish settlers. When the Danish king Sweyn had control of England at the end of 1013, Ethelred fled to Normandy. He was restored after Feb 1014 when Sweyn died. He was succeeded by his son Edmund Ironside. Later one of his other sons ruled England as Edward the Confessor from 1042 to 1066.

In 985 Æthelred II, King first married Alfflaed, daughter of Thored Gunnarsson Earl of Northumbria (942-).

Alfflead, also spelled Ælflaed, Ælfgifu, or Elgiva.

Their children include:
1032 i. King Edmund II Ironside of England (989-30 Nov 1016)
1033 ii. Ælfgifu of England (ca 997-)

In 1002 Æthelred II, King second married Emma of Normandy (844) , daughter of Duke Richard I of Normandy (679) (28 Aug 933-20 Nov 996) & Gunnora de Crepon (ca 950-ca 1031). Born ca 982/984 in Normandy, France. Emma died on 21 Feb 1052 in Winchester, England. Buried in St Martin's Church, Winchester.

Emma Beauclerc, sister of the Duke of Normandy.

Their children include:
1034 i. King Edward III the Confessor of England (ca 1003-5 Jan 1066)
1035 ii. Godgifu of England (1003-1055)


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