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Edmund Atheling

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Edmund Atheling Famous memorial

Birth
Death
971 (aged 5–6)
Burial
Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Add to Map
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English Royalty, House of Wessex. Born the eldest son of Eadgar the Peaceful, King of Northumbria and Mercia, and Ælfthryth, (who was also known as Elfrida). Due to his early death, his younger brother, Aethelred, would succeed to the crown and become known to history as 'the Unready.'
English Royalty, House of Wessex. Born the eldest son of Eadgar the Peaceful, King of Northumbria and Mercia, and Ælfthryth, (who was also known as Elfrida). Due to his early death, his younger brother, Aethelred, would succeed to the crown and become known to history as 'the Unready.'

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  • Originally Created by: girlofcelje
  • Added: Aug 3, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9262419/edmund-atheling: accessed ), memorial page for Edmund Atheling (965–971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9262419, citing Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.