Ethelred the unready family tree

Ælfgifu (Wessex) Northumbria ()

Ælfgifu"Elgiva, Edith"Northumbria formerly Wessex

Ancestors

Daughter of Æthelred (Wessex) of England and Ælfgifu (Northumbria) of England [uncertain]

Sister of Æthelstan Wessex, Ecgberht (Wessex) England, Edmund (Wessex) of England, Eadwig (Wessex) England, Eadred Wessex, Eadgar (Wessex) England, Eadgyth (Wessex) Mercia, Wulfhild (Wessex) of Wessex, Unknown Wessex, Unknown (Wessex) of Wherwell[half], Edward (Wessex) of England[half], Godgifu (Wessex) de Boulogne[half] and Alfred (Wessex) of England[half]

Wife of Uhtred (Northumbria) of Northumbria — married (to ) [location unknown]

Mother of Ælfgifu (Northumbria) of Dunbar


Family Tree of Ælfgifu (Wessex) Northumbria

Ælfgifu

Ælfgifu"Elgiva, Edith"Northumbria formerly Wessex

Ancestors

Daughter of Æthelred (Wessex) of England and Ælfgifu (Northumbria) of England [uncertain]

Sister of Æthelstan Wessex, Ecgberht (Wessex) England, Edmund (Wessex) of England, Eadwig (Wessex) England, Eadred Wessex, Eadgar (Wessex) England, Eadgyth (Wessex) Mercia, Wulfhild (Wessex) of Wessex, Unknown Wessex, Unknown (Wessex) of Wherwell[half], Edward (Wessex) of

King Aethelred the Unready was a member of the House of Wessex. He was the son of King Edgar by his second wife Aelfthryth of Devon. When his father died in , his half-brother Edward became King. However, Aethelred’s mother was not happy and challenged his saying that Aethelred should have been chosen as king instead.  

Contents

King Aethelred the Unready Family Tree Image
King Aethelred the Unready Family Tree in Table Form
King Aethelred the Unready Short Biography

King Aethelred the Unready Family Tree Image showing:

grandparents, parents sibling, half-sibling, wives, children and grandchildren

King Aethelred the Unready Family Tree in Table Form showing:

grandparents, parents sibling, half-sibling, wives, children and grandchildren

GRANDPARENTS

Paternal Grandfather – King Edmund I – ( – )

Paternal Grandmother – Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury– (d. )

Maternal Grandfather – Ealdorman Ordgar of Devon – (d. )

Maternal Grandmother – Not known

by Aelfgifu of York

Aethelstan – ( – )

King Edmund Ironside – ( – )

Edgar – (d. )

Eadred – (d. )

Eadwig – (d. )

Ecgberht – (d. )

Edgyth of Mercia – ( – )

Aelfgifu of Northumbria – ( – )

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Æthelred (Wessex) of England (abt. - )

Æthelred (Wessex) of England is a member of the House of Wessex.

Biography

Birth and Parents

Æthelred was the son of King Edgar and his second wife Ælfthryth. His exact birth date is uncertain but may have been about [1]

Nickname

Æthelred is commonly known as "the Unready". This is a modern rendering of the Old English "unræd", meaning badly advised, and is a pun on his name Æthelred, which means "noble advice".[1]

Reign of his Half-brother Edward

King Edgar died in July , leaving both his sons under age. Probably with the support of his mother, Æthelred's claim to the throne was put forward but his older half-brother Edward became king. Æthelred was granted estates appropriate for a king's son, including lands that had previously been given to Abingdon Abbey.[1]

Death of Edward and Æthelred's Accession to the Throne

On 18 March King Edward was killed at Corfe, Dorset, where he had gone to visit Ælfthryth. Æthelred then became king. He was crowned at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on 4 May [1][2] Subsequently Edward became venerated as a saint and martyr.[2] and Æthelred became a promoter of Edward's cult. In

King Aethelred II The Unready ( - )

Aethelred, son of Edgar, becomes King of England following the murder of his half brother EdwardDanes renew their raids on England attacking Chester and SouthamptonSweyn I, Forkbeard, rebels against his father Harold Blue-tooth and deposes himBattle of Maldon: Byrhtnoth of Essex is defeated by Danish invaders; Aethelred buys off the Danes with 10, pounds of silver (Danegeld)Aethelred makes a truce with Duke Richard I of NormandyDanes under Sweyn and Norwegians under Olaf Trygvesson sail up river Thames and besiege London; bought off by AethelredAethelred orders a massacre of Danish settlers. After the death of his first wife Elfleda he marries Emma of NormandyThe Danes raid Kent, burning Canterbury Cathedral and murdering Archbishop AlphegeKing Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark lands in England and is proclaimed king; Aethelred II the Unready flees to NormandyThe English recall Aethelred II the Unready as King on the death of Sweyn at GainsboroughKing Canute II of Denmark & Norway again invades England

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