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circa 922

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Died

26 May 946

Buried At

Glastonbury

Royal House

Wessex

dmund I, son of Edward the Elder, became King of England from October 939 after the death of his half brother Aethelstan. Edmund fought the Vikings in the north, and entrusted land in the north to Malcolm I. Edmund married Aelfgifu and Ethelflaed.

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Edmund: Kings of England

Preceded by
ATHELSTAN (King of the English 924-939)

Succeeded by
EADRED (King of the English 946-955)

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Father:	EDWARD (the Elder, King of West Saxons, 899-924) (b.871 - d.924)
Mother:	Wife of Edward the Elder

EDMUND (I, King of the English 939-946) (b.922 - d.946)
         +Aelfgifu ( - d.944)
                  =EADWIG (King of the English 955-959) (b.939 - d.959)
                  =EDGAR (I, King of the English 959-975) (b.944 - d.975)
                           +Ethelflead
                           |        =EDWARD (The Martyr, King of the English 975-978) (b.962 - d.978)
                           +Wulfryth
                           +Elfthyrth (b.945 - d.1000)
                                    =Edmund (b.965 - )
                                    =AETHELRED (II The Unready, King of the English 978-1013, 1014-1016) (b.967 - d.1016)
                                             +Aelfgifu
                                             |        =Aethelstan (son of Aethelred)
                                             |        =Egbert
                                             |        =EDMUND (II Ironside, King of the English 1016) (b.981 - d.1016)
                                             |        |        +Ealdgyth (b.963 - d.1017)
                                             |        |                 =Edward (The Exile) (b.1016 - d.1057)
                                             |        =Eadred
                                             |        =Eadwig
                                             |        =Edgar
                                             +Emma (of Normandy, Wife of Aethelred) (b.982 - d.1052)
                                                      =EDWARD (The Confessor, King of England 1042-1066) (b.1003 - d.1066)
                                                      |        +Edith (Daughter of Godwine)
                                                      =Alfred (Second son of Aethelred) ( - d.1036)
                                                      =Godgifu (Daughter of Aethelred)
                                                               +Eustace (II, Count of Boulogne) ( - d.1093)

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939	Oct	Edmund succeeds his brother Athelstan
		Edmund, the half-brother of Athelstan, became King of England at the age of 18.
944		Edmund captures York
		Edmund I took control of York and the surrounding area. He removed sacred relics from the remains of Whitby Abbey and moved them to Glastonbury Abbey.
946	May	Eadred becomes King of Wessex
		Eadred became King of Wessex. He followed his brother Edmund who was murdered. Edmund left two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, who were both too young to rule.