Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan. Edmund was crowned after Æthelstan died childless in 939. He had two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, by his first wife Ælfgifu, and none by his second wife Æthelflæd. His sons were young children when he was killed in a brawl with an outlaw at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire, and he was succeeded by his younger brother Eadred, who died in 955 and was followed by Edmund's sons in succession.
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King of the English Reign: 27 October 939 - 26 May 946 Coronation: c. 1 December 939 Predecessor: Æthelstan Successor: Eadred
Born: 920/921 Died: 26 May 946 (aged 25-26) Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England Burial: Glastonbury Abbey Spouse: Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury Æthelflæd of Damerham Issue: Eadwig, King of England. Edgar, King of England. House: Wessex Father: Edward the Elder Mother: Eadgifu __________________________________ Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (died 944) was the first wife of King Edmund I (r. 939–946). She was Queen of the English from her marriage in around 939 until her death in 944. Ælfgifu and Edmund were the parents of two future English kings, Eadwig (r. 955–959) and Edgar (r. 959–975). Like her mother Wynflaed, Ælfgifu had a close and special if unknown connection with the royal nunnery of Shaftesbury (Dorset), founded by King Alfred, where she was buried and soon revered as a saint. According to a pre-Conquest tradition from Winchester, her feast day is 18 May.
Queen Consort of the English Tenure: c. 939 - 944
Died: c. 944 Burial: Shaftesbury Abbey Spouse: Edmund I, King of the English Issue: Eadwig, King of England. Edgar, King of England. Mother: Wynflæd Venerated in: Catholic Church Feast: 18 May __________________________________ Æthelflæd of Damerham was Queen of the English as the second wife of King Edmund I from their marriage c. 944 until Edmund died in 946.
Queen Consort of the English Tenure: c. 944 - 26 May 946
Spouse: Edmund I, King of the English Father: Ælfgar, Ealdorman of Essex __________________________________
