AEthelred II the Unready, King of England

Abt 968 - 1016  (~ 48 years)

• Name	AEthelred II the Unready   [1]
  Suffix	King of England
  Birth	Abt 968
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	4 Apr 978	Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, Great Britain
  _FSFTID	9H6L-D3J
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=9H6L-D3J
  Death	23 Apr 1016	London, Greater London, England
  Burial	St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England
  Notes	Acceded: 4 APR 978, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey Reigned 979-1013(deposed) and 1014-1016. In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegel d) to the enemy. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canutes invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010. His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destr oyed in the great fire of London. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01533
  Person ID	I3867	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Edgar the Peaceful, King of England,   b. 944   d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, England (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Aelfthryth (Elfrida),   b. Abt 945   d. 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	964
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elfreda (AElfgifu),   b. Abt 963   d. Feb 1002, Winchester, England (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	Abt 985
  Children	1. Athelstan,   b. Abt 986   d. 1015 (Age ~ 29 years)   2. Ecgbert   d. Abt 1005   3. Edmund II Ironside, King of England,   b. 989   d. 30 Nov 1016 (Age 27 years)   4. Edred   d. Abt 1012   5. Edwy   d. 1017   6. Edward   d. Bef 1004   7. Edgar   d. Abt 1012   8. Edith   d. Yes, date unknown   9. AElfgifu   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Wulfhilda   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Daughter   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Daughter, Abbess of Wherwell   d. Aft 1051   13. Edric   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 2	AElthelgife   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 3	Emma of Normandy, Queen of England,   b. Abt 986, Normandy, France d. 14 Mar 1052, Winchester, England (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1002	Winchester Cathedral, London, England
  Children	1. Edward (St.) The Confessor, King of England,   b. Abt 1002, Islip, Oxfordshire, England d. 5 Jan 1066, Palace of Westminster, London (Age ~ 64 years)   2. Godgifu (Goda),   b. Abt 1009   d. Bef 1056 (Age ~ 46 years)   3. Alfred Athling,   b. Bef 1012   d. 5 Feb 1037, Ely, Cambridgeshire (Age ~ 25 years)
  Family ID	F1113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Photos		AEthelred II the Unready, King of England
  		Diagram based on the information found on Wikipedia

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).