Aethelred, King of England II
968 - 1016 (48 years)-
Name Aethelred, II [1] Title King of England Birth 968 [1] Gender Male Death 23 Apr 1016 London, Middlesex, England [1] Burial St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England [1] Notes - [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Called "The Unready" (i.e. without rede or counsel); tried to buy off
Danish invaders led by Sweyn; finally assembled large navy but internal
dissent undermined effective deployment; Encycl. Britannica, 1956 Ed.
(1:275) states: "Weak, self-indulgent, improvident, he had pursued a policy
of opportunism to a fatal conclusion." He reigned 979-1016.
Person ID I1213 Bratt Family Tree Last Modified 17 Jul 2016
Father Edgar King of England, b. 943 d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, England (Age 32 years) Mother Devonshire, Aelfthryth of, b. 945, Lydford Castle, Devon d. 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire (Age 57 years) Marriage 965 [1] - his second marriage
Family ID F616 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elfleda Marriage 985 [1] - his 1st of two wives
Children + 1. Elgiva + 2. Edmund, King of England II, b. 980 d. 30 Oct 1016, Oxford, England (Age 36 years) Family ID F565 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Sep 2015
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Sources - [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.