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- “EDGAR, son of EDMUND King of Wessex & his first wife Ælfgifu --- (943-Winchester 8 Jul 975, bur Glastonbury Abbey[1329]). "Adgar clito" subscribed a charter of King Eadred dated 953[1330], and "Eadgar frater regis" subscribed charters of Kinng Eadwig in 955 and 956[1331]. He was elected king in 957 by the people of Mercia and Northumbria[1332], apparently supported by his grandmother and by Dunstan abbot of Glastonbury. Reuniting the kingdom on his brother's death, he succeeded in 959 as EDGAR "the Peaceable" King of England. He supervised the revival of Benedictine monasticism and the reform of the English church. He was crowned in Bath Abbey 11 May 973, followed by the ceremonial submission to his rule by six Britisish kings[1333] at Chester. The ceremony resulted in no change in the title used in charters when naming the king, who was referred to indiscriminately as "rex Anglorum", "totius Britannie telluris dominus", "totie Britannice insule basileus" oor "rex totius Albionis". The reform of the coinage took place in the same year, including the introduction of a system of coin management which involved regular recall and reissue of coins usually every six years, operated through a network of 40 mint towns. The administrative sub-divisions of the shires, hundreds and wapentakes, date from Edgar's reign. King Edgar granted autonomy to the Danish eastern part of England, which came to be known as the Danelaw, with recognition of its legal and social customs. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death on 8 Jul 975 of King Edgar[1334]. Simeon of Durham records the death "VIII Id Jul" in 975 of "King Eadgar" and his burial at Glastonbury[1335].
[m] firstly ([963], maybe repudiated[1336]) ÆTHELFLÆD, daughter of ORDMÆR Ealdorman of Devon & his wife Ealda (bur Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire). Simeon of Durham names "Egelfled the Fair daughter of duke Ordmer" as the mother of King Eadgar's son "Eadward"[1337]. Roger of Hoveden names her "Egelfleda" and names her father[1338]. This union of King Edgar may have been less formal than implied by the word "marriage". This is suggested by the contrast between the epithets applied to the king's sons in a charter subscribed by two of them dated 966: Edward (presumably born from this first marriage) is described as "Eadweard eodem rege clito procreatus", while Edmund (presumably born from the king's second marriage) was "Edmundus clito legitimus prefati regis filius"[1339]. Æthelflæd was surnamed "Eneda" according to Florence of Worcester[1340].
m secondly (965) as her second husband, ÆLFTHRYTH, widow of ÆTHELWOLD Ealdorman of the East Angles, daughter of ORDGAR Ealdorman of Devon & his wife --- (Lydford Castle, Devon ([945]-Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire [999/1002], bur Wherwell Abbey). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the marriage in 965 of King Edgar and Ælfthryth, stating that she was the daughter of ealdorman Ordgar[1341]. Simeon of Durham records the marriage of King Eadgar and "the daughter of Ordgar duke of Devonshire affter the death of her husband Elfwold…duke of the East Angles" in 964[1342]. Roger of Hoveden names her, her father and her first husband, when recording her second marriage[1343]. King Edgar granted land in Buckinghamshire to "Ælfgifu que mihhi afinitate mundialis cruoris coniuncta" in 966[1344]. "Ælfthryth regina" subscribed charters of King Edgar dated between 964 and 974[1345]. William of Malmesbury recounts that King Edgar killed Ælfthryth's first husband to enable him to marrrry her[1346]. She was crowned queen with her husband in 973, which was the first instance of the coronation of a queen in England. It was alleged that she was involved in the plot to kill her stepson so her own son could succeed as King[1347]]. "Ælfthryth regina" subscribed charters of King Æthelred II between 979 and 983[1348], and "Ælfthryth regis mater" between 981 and 999[1349]. She became a nun at Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire in [985]. Her son King Æthelred II granted privileges to Wherwell Abbey in 1002 for the benefit of her soul[1350].
Mistress (1): WULFTHRYTH, daughter of --- ([945]-1000). Simeon of Durham names "the holy Wlthirtha" as the mother of King Eadgar's daughter "Eagitha"[1351]. Roger of Hoveden names her "Sancta Elfthritha"[1352]. Abbess of Wilton. King Edgar granted "Wulfthryth abbess" land at Chalke, Wiltshire by charter dated 974[1353].
King Edgar & his first [wife] had one child:
1. EADWARD ([963]-murdered Corfe, Dorset 18 Mar 978, bur Wareham Abbey, Dorset, transferred 979[1354] to Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset). Simeon of Durham names "Egelfled the Fair daughter of duke Ordmer" as the mother of King Eadgar's son "Eadward"[1355]. "Eadweard eodem rege clito procreatus" subscribed a charter of King Edgar dated 966[1356], the contrast with the epithet attached to the subscription of the same charter by his half-brother Edmund highlighting the informal nature of his parents' union. He succeeded his father in 975 as EDWARD "the Martyr" King of England, crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames 975. His succession was disputed by a large number of nobles who favoured his half-brother Æthelred[1357], maybe because Edward was considered unsuitable to reign due to his outbursts of rage[1358], maybe because of the inferior status of his mother. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that King Edward was murdered on 18 Mar 978 at Corfe and buried at Warreham "with no royal honours"[1359]. He was murdered "at the instigation of his stepmother"[1360]. It is not certain that she was responsible, although he was killed while visiting his half-brother by their retainers[1361]. It was alleged that miracles accumulated around his body, causing him to be regarded as a saint and martyr. His feast day is 18 March[1362].
King Edgar & his second wife had two children:
2. EADMUND (-970, bur Romsey Abbey[1363]). Simeon of Durham names "Eadmuind and Egelræd" as the sons of King Eadgar and his wife "the daughter of Ordgar duke of Devonshire…"[1364]. Roger of Hoveden gives his parentage[1365]. Accorrding to William of Malmesbury, Edmund was King Edgar's son by his first marriage[1366]. Florence of Worcester says that he was the son of the king's second marriage[1367]. "Edmundus clito legitimus prefati regis filius" subscribed a charter of King Edgar dated 966[1368]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death in 970 of "Prince Edmund"[1369].
3. ÆTHELRED ([966]-London 23 Apr 1016, bur Old St Paul's Cathedral). Roger of Hoveden gives his parentage[1370]. He succeeded after the murder of his half-brother in 978 as ÆTHELRED II "the Unready/Unræd/Redeles" King of England, crowned 4 Apr or 4 May 978 at Kingston-upon-Thames.
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King Edgar had one illegitimate daughter by Mistress (1):
4. EADGIFU (Kemsing [961]-Wilton 984, bur Wilton Abbey[1371]). Simeon of Durham names "the holy Wlthirtha" as the mother of King Eadgar's daughter "Eagitha"[1372]. Roger of Hoveden names her "Edgita" and gives her parentage[1373]. Abbess of Barking and Nunnaminster (at Winchester)[1374]. According to Attwater, she lived all her life at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, refusing the abbacy[1375]. She was canonised as St Edith of Wilton, feast-day 16 Sep[1376].«s87»
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Connected Bloodlines
Abt 944 - 975 (~ 31 years)
