Seipp Family Genealogy:Information about Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England
Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England (b. 920, d. May 26, 946)
Notes for Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England:[scotland2.ged]
Stabbed to death by a robber, while attempting to defend his steward fromthe attack.
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Edmund I, byname EDMUND, THE DEED-DOER, Latin EDMUNDUS MAGNIFICUS (b. 921- d. 26 May 946, Puc klechurch, England), king of the English (939-946),who recaptured areas of northern England t hat had been occupied by theVikings.
He was the son of the West Saxon king Edward the Elder (reigned 899-924)and the half brother of King Athelstan (reigned 924-939), under whom thepolitical unification of England had bee n accomplished.On Athelstan'sdeath (939), Olaf Guthfrithson, the Norse king of Dublin, occu piedNorthumbria and raided the Midlands.
Edmund recovered the Midlands after Olaf died in 942, and in 944 heregained Northumbria, driv ing out the Norse kings Olaf Sihtricson andRaegnald.He capture Strathclyde in 945 and entru sted it to Malcolm I,king of Scots, in return for a promise of military support.Thus, Edmun dinaugurated a policy of establishing a secure frontier and peacefulrelations with Scotland .In addition, his reign marks the beginning ofthe 10th-century monastic revival in England .The king was killed in hispalace by an exiled robber and was succeeded by his brother, Ead red(reigned 946-955); Edmund's sons eventually acceded to power as kingsEadwig (reigned 957-9 59) and Edgar (reigned 959-975).[EncyclopaediaBritannica]
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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
stabbed by a robber
Crowned 939, murdered 946 (Taut‚)
"Edmund, Athelstan's brother, who succeeded him in the autumn of 939, was then
a youth of eighteen.He had fought at Brunanburh; and during a short reign he
proved himself to be both warlike and politically effective." (Stenton, p352)
"Edmund wa killed while defending hi steward againstcriminal who hd returned
from banishment." (Ibid, p355)
Married St Alfgifu (AR-2)
More About Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England:
Date born 2: 9203690, 3691
Burial: Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England.3691
Died 2: May 26, 946, Pucklechurch.3692, 3693
Record Change: September 18, 20023693
Ruled: 939-946.3694, 3695
Children of Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England and Queen of England ST. Alfgifu are:
- +Edgar "The Peaceful" King of England, b. 943, WESSEX, , , ENGLAND3696, 3697, d. July 08, 975, WESSEX, , , ENGLAND3698, 3699.