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Edmund I or Eadmund I [a] (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan.
May 22, 2024 · Edmund I was the king of the English (939–946), who recaptured areas of northern England that had been occupied by the Vikings. He was the son of the West Saxon king Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) and Eadgifu and the half brother of King Athelstan (reigned 924–939), under whom the political.
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Edmund I (often called Edmund the Magnificent or Edmund the Elder) was the son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. When Athelstan died in AD 939 Edmund came to the throne, aged just 18.
Jan 29, 2024 · About Edmund I "the Magnificent", king of The English. Edmund I, the Magnificent, King of England (20ggf) Name: King Edmund. Born: c.922. Parents: Edward the Elder and Edgiva. Relation to Charles III: 31st great-grandfather. House of: Wessex. Ascended to the throne: October 27, 939. Crowned: November 29, 939 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.18.
- circa 923
- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
Edmund I (922 – 26 May 946), the Elder, the Deed-Doer or the Magnificent, was King of England from 939 until his death. He was a son of Edward the Elder and a half-brother of Athelstan. Edmund was the first king to start his rule with a united England. Early in his rule, the Norse king, Olaf Guthfrithson, took back much of the ...
Edmund I, known as 'the Elder' or the Magnificent, was born circa 921, the son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife Edgiva. As a sixteen year old, he had fought with distinction beside his elder half-brother, King Athelstan, at the Battle of Brunanburh against a combined force of Scots and Vikings.
Edmund the Magnificent was the eldest son of King Edward the Elder by his third wife, Edgith. At the age of only sixteen, he fought valiantly alongside his elder half-brother, King Aethelstan in AD 937. Together they expelled the ruling Norse from Northern England at the Battle of Brunanburgh.
