Eadræd, King of England

923 - 955  (~ 32 years)

• Name	Eadræd , King of England  [1]
  Suffix	King of England
  Born	Between 923 and 925  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Nov 955	Frome, Somerset, England   [1]
  Buried	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Notes	He died on 23 November 955 at Frome, Somerset, England, after a long illness. He succeeded to the title of King Eadræd of England on 26 May 946. He was crowned King of England on 16 August 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England. The previous king, Edmund, had two sons but neither were old enough to succeed him at the time of his death. Instead the Kingdom passed to his brother Edred. In 947 Eric Bloodaxe came from Norway and led the resident Norsemen of Northumbria against Edred. Although first defeated, Eric returned to rule at York for two years. In 954 the Northumbrians expelled Eric, and Edred regained control of Northumbria after a final battle against Eric's forces at Stainemore near Edendale. Dunstan, the former Abbot of Glastonbury, was Edred's chief minister.
  Person ID	I2599	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Edward The Elder King Of England,   b. Between 871 and 875, Wantage, Dorset, England ,   d. 17 Jul 924, Farndon-on-Dee, England  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Eadgifu,   d. 25 Aug 968
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	919  [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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