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Eadgifu. Eadred (also Edred, [1] c.923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death in 955. He was the younger son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu, and a grandson of Alfred the Great.
Eadred was the king of the English from 946 to 955, who brought Northumbria permanently under English rule. Eadred was the son of the West Saxon king Edward the Elder (ruled 899–924) and Eadgifu, the half brother of King Athelstan (ruled 924–939), and the brother of King Edmund I (ruled 939–946).
Eadred was a son of Edward the Elder by his third wife Eadgifu, and was born around AD 923. He came to the throne when his elder brother Edmund I (Edmund the Magnificent) was stabbed to death on 26 May AD 946. He was consecrated as King of the English at Kingston-upon-Thames on 16 August.
Nov 2, 2022 · On 26th May 946 King Edmund I was murdered in a brawl in Gloucestershire, leaving his younger brother Eadred to succeed to the throne and continue defending it against Viking ambitions.
King Eadred (946 to 955) was an early ruler of England, Northumbria was totally controlled by King Eadred in early medieval times. King Eadred ruled England from 26 May 946 to 23 November 955. He was the son of Edward the Elder and was the younger brother of Edward I.
May 17, 2024 · While Æthelstan, Edgar and Æthelred were critical figures (and reigns) to tenth-century England, the purpose of this volume is to highlight the importance of Edmund, Eadred, and Eadwig for our understanding of the tenth century as a whole.
Eadred, the king of England from 946 to 955, was a crucial figure in the country’s history. His reign witnessed significant accomplishments and reforms that left a lasting impact on the development of England.
Edred or Eadred was the son of Edward the Elder by his third wife, Edgiva, daughter of Sieghelm, Ealdorman of Kent. On the death of King Edmund the Elder, the late king's two sons were passed over by the Witan due to their youth, in favour of his brother Edred, who was around twenty-one at the time of his accession to England's throne.
King Edred or Eadred (c. 923 – November 23 955) was King of England from 946 until his death. He was a son of King Edward the Elder and Edgiva of Kent. He was king after his brother, King Edmund I. Like both his older brothers, Edred was successful against the Vikings.
Over the past twenty years, Æthelstan (r. 924–939) and Æthelred (r. 978–1016), respectively the kings who first unified what came to be known as ‘England’ and then lost it to the Danish conquest of Sweyn Forkbeard, have been the subject of no fewer than eight full-length biographies.
