King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?)1,2,3

M, #1233036, b. 943, d. 8 July 975
Father*King Edmund I "the Deed Doer" (?) b. ~ 922, d. 26 May 946
Mother*Queen Elgiva (of England) b. ~ 922, d. 944
Relationship30th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC233-36

Names and Titles

Variation: King Edgar 'The Peacable' (of England).4,1
Titled: King of England (Edgar) from 959 to 975.
King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) was born in 943 in Wessex.1 He was the son of King Edmund I "the Deed Doer" (?) and Queen Elgiva (of England). King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) married first Ethelfleda (?), daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer.3 King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) married third Elfrida (?), daughter of Ordgar (?) and Wulfrith, in 965.1 King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) died on 8 July 975 in Wessex, England.4
Edgar I "the Peaceful"'s mother Queen Elgiva (of England) died in 944.1 King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) became King of England in 959 replacing King Edwy 'The Fair' (of England).3 King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) became the father of Prince Edmund (of England) about 966.4 King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) became the father of King Ethelred II "the Unready" (of England) about 968.4,1 Edgar I "the Peaceful"'s son Prince Edmund (of England) died in 970 in Wessex, England.4
King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) was replaced as King of England by King Edward II the Martyr (of England) in 975.3

Child of King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) and Ethelfleda (?), daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer,

Child

2 Children of King Edgar I "the Peaceful" (?) and Elfrida (?), daughter of Ordgar (?) and Wulfrith,

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
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Citations

  1. [S31] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Third Edition (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998). Repository: Winchester Library Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as RFC **** Check RFC4 ****.
  2. [S180] Royal Genealogies, online //www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/, saxon.html.
  3. [S206] Kings of Wessex and England 802-1066, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/wessex.pdf. Hereinafter cited as Kings of Wessex and England.
  4. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.