Æthelred II (Old English: Æþelræd, pronounced [ˈæðelræːd]; Old Norse: Aðalráðr; c. 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016. His epithet comes from the Old English word unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised".
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King of the English 1st Reign: 18 March 978 - 1013 Predecessor: Edward the Martyr Successor: Sweyn Forkbeard Regent: Ælfthryth (978 - 984) 2nd Reign: 1014 - 23 April 1016 Predecessor: Sweyn Forkbeard Successor: Edmund II
Born: c. 966 England Died: 23 April 1016 (aged about 50) London, England Burial: Old St Paul's Cathedral, London now lost Spouse: Ælfgifu of York (m. 985; died 1002) Emma of Normandy (m. 1002) Issue: Æthelstan Ætheling. Ecgberht Ætheling. Edmund II, King of the English. Eadred Ætheling. Eadwig Ætheling. Edgar Ætheling. Edith, Lady of the Mercians. Ælfgifu, Lady of Northumbria. Wulfhilda, Lady of East Anglia. Edward, King of the English. Godgifu, Countess of the Vexin and Boulogne. Alfred Ætheling. House: Wessex Father: Edgar, King of the English Mother: Ælfthryth __________________________________ Ælfgifu of York (fl. c. 970 – 1002) was the first wife of Æthelred the Unready, King of the English; as such, she was Queen of the English from their marriage in the 980s until her death in 1002. They had many children together, including Edmund Ironside. It is most probable that Ælfgifu was a daughter of Thored, Earl of southern Northumbria and his wife, Hilda.
Queen Consort of the English Tenure: 980s - 1002
Born: fl. c. 970 Died: c. 1002 Spouse: Æthelred the Unready (m. 985) Issue: Æthelstan Ætheling. Ecgberht Ætheling. Edmund II, King of the English. Eadred Ætheling. Eadwig Ætheling. Edgar Ætheling. Edith, Lady of the Mercians. Ælfgifu, Lady of Northumbria. Wulfhilda, Lady of East Anglia. Father: Thored, Ealdorman of Southern Northumbria __________________________________ Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great. A daughter of the Norman ruler Richard the Fearless and Gunnor, she was Queen of England during her marriage to King Æthelred from 1002 to 1016, except during a brief interruption in 1013–14 when the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard occupied the English throne. Æthelred died in 1016, and Emma married Sweyn's son Cnut. As Cnut's wife, she was Queen of England from their marriage in 1017, Queen of Denmark from 1018, and Queen of Norway from 1028 until Cnut died in 1035.
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Queen Consort of the English 1st Tenure: 1002 - 1013 2nd Tenure: 3 February 1014 - 23 April 1016 3rd Tenure: July 1017 - 12 November 1035
Queen Consort of Denmark Tenure: 1018 - 12 November 1035
Queen Consort of Norway Tenure: 1028 - 12 November 1035
Born: c. 984 Duchy of Normandy Died: 6 March 1052 (aged c. 68) Winchester, Hampshire, England Burial: Old Minster, Winchester, bones now in Winchester Cathedral Spouse: Æthelred the Unready (m. 1002; died 1016) Cnut the Great (m. 1017; died 1035) Issue: Edward, King of the English. Godgifu, Countess of the Vexin and Boulogne. Alfred Ætheling. Harthacnut, King of England and Denmark. Gunhilda, Queen of the Germans. House: Normandy Father: Richard I, Countess of Rouen Mother: Gunnor __________________________________
