Edmund I SAXON, "the Magnificent"

921 - 946  (25 years)

• Name	Edmund I SAXON
  Suffix	"the Magnificent"
  Birth	IN 921	, , England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King of the English
  Burial	IN 946	Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England
  Death	26 May 946	Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
  Notes	Edmund suceeded his half-brother Athelstan in 940. He conquered Mercia and the 'Five Boroughs' of the Danish confederacy in 941 or 944. He also defeated Cumbria which he entrusted to King Malcolm of Scotland. Edmund was killed by a robber or an outlaw at Pucklechurch and succeeded by his brother, Edred. {Burke's Peerage and Chamber's Biographical Dictionary}
  Person ID	I6845	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Edward I SAXON, "the Elder",   b. Abt 870, , , England d. 27 Oct 925, Farndon-on-Dee, Cheshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Eadgifu,   b. Abt 910   d. 25 Aug 968 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Bef 921	, , England
  Family ID	F2496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elfgifu (ELFGIVA),   b. 0924   d. IN 944 (Age ~ 19 years)
  Children	1. Edwy SAXON, "The Fair",   b. Abt 940, , , England d. 1 Oct 959, , , England (Age 19 years) + 2. Edgar SAXON, "the Peaceful",   b. Abt 943, , , England d. 8 Jul 975 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F2491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart