Edgar, king of the English

Also known as Edgar Pacificus

King of the Mercians

King of the Northumbrians

King of the English

Events

Date of Birth: 943 or 944.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Williams (ODNB).

Date of Death: 8 July 975

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Williams (ODNB).

Place of Burial: Glastonbury Abbey.

The place is given by Williams (ODNB).

Relationships

Father: Edmund I (920/1 - 946), king of England.

This relationship is given by Williams (ODNB). It is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle s.a. 973 (A), s.a. 974 (B, C), and s.a. 975 (D, E); in the Annals of Ulster s.a. 975; and in other sources.

Mother: Ælfgifu.

This relationship is given by Williams (ODNB).

Spouse: Æthelflæd Eneda.

This relationship is given by Williams (ODNB).

Spouse (or mistress): Wulfthryth (died about 1000).

This relationship is given by Williams (ODNB) and by Yorke (ODNB).

Spouse: Ælfthryth (died between 999 and 1001). Married in 964 or 965.

This relationship is given by Williams (ODNB) and by Stafford (ODNB).

Children (by Æthelflæd Eneda):

(Complete source citations for the children on this page are currently outside the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography articles.)

Edward “the Martyr” (died 18 March 978 or 979), king of England.

Children (by Wulfthryth):

Eadgyth (about 961 - 16 September 984), abbess of Wilton.

Children (by Ælfthryth):

Edmund (about 966 - 971).

Æthelred II “the Unready” (about 968 - 23 April 1016), king of England. Married (1) Ælfgifu; married (2) Emma in 1002.

Children (mother unknown):

Eadgifu, abbess of Winchester.

References

The Annals of Ulster (Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Eadgar” in The Henry Project. [accessed 8 June 2014]

Hart, Cyril. “Edward [St Edward; called Edward the Martyr](c.962-978” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Keynes, Simon. “Æthelred II (c.966x8-1016)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

“Edgar 11” on the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England website. [accessed 9 June 2014]

Plummer, Charles (ed.) Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel: A Revised Text (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1892-1899).

Stafford, Pauline. “Ælfthryth (d. 999x1001)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Williams, Ann. “Edgar (943/4-975)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Yorke, Barbara. “Edith (961x4-984x7)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Yorke, Barbara. “Wulfthryth [St Wulfthyth] d. c. 1000)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).