Eadred (also Edred, c. 923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death in 955. He was the younger son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. His elder brother, Edmund, was killed trying to protect his seneschal from an attack by a violent thief. Edmund's two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, were then young children, so Eadred became king. He suffered from ill health in the last years of his life and he died at the age of a little over thirty, having never married. He was succeeded successively by his nephews, Eadwig and Edgar.
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King of the English Reign: 26 May 946 - 23 November 955 Coronation: 16 August 946 Predecessor: Edmund I Successor: Eadwig
Born: c. 923 Wessex Died: 23 November 955 (aged c. 32) Frome, Somerset Burial: Old Minster, Winchester, bones now in Winchester Cathedral House: Wessex Father: Edward the Elder Mother: Eadgifu __________________________________
