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Eadmund I, King of Wessex & Mercia
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Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherEadweard, King of Wessex & Mercia (~872-924) [S756:1] [S936]
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MotherEadgifu (e881-961) [S756:1] [S936]
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Spouse 1stSt. Alfgifu (e921-) 
Child +Edgar, King of England (943-975) [S756:1] [S936]
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Attributes
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GenderMale
NameEdmund the Magnificent , King of England [S756:1]
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NameEadmund [S936]
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NameEadmund I, King of the West Saxons and Mercia [S1289]
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NameEadmund I, King of Wessex & Mercia
Nickname: Edmund the Magnificent
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FatherEadweard, King of Wessex & Mercia (~872-924) [S756:1] [S936]
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MotherEadgifu (e881-961) [S756:1] [S936]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birth920England [S756:1]
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Birth921 [S936]
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Title939King of Wessex [S936] [S1289]
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Title939King of Mercia [S1289]
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Title940King of England [S756:1]
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Marriage 1stabt 940St. Alfgifu (e921-) [S936]
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Death946 [S756:1]
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DeathMay 26, 946Pucklechurch, England [S936]
stabbed to death by Leof, a ruffianly thief, while attempting to defend his steward from being robbed
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Sources
IndexTitle
[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S936] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - England, Anglo Saxon Kings)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 25 February 2007)).
[S1289] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Eadmund I" (June 20, 2010) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/edmun001.htm).
Note
He married 2nd, Aethelflaed of Damerham, dau. of Aelfgar, Ealdorman of Wilsaetas.
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