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Edward Ætheling Wessex 1016 – 1057 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1016

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1057

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Edmund Wessex

Mother: Ældgyth Mercia

Spouse(s): Agatha None

Children(s): Saint Wessex

Edward Ætheling Wessex was born in 1016 in England, the child of Edmund II “Ironside” Wessex and Ældgyth of Mercia. Edward Ætheling Wessex married Agatha, and had children including Saint Margaret Wessex. Edward Ætheling Wessex passed away in 1057 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Ætheling Wessex was born in 1016 in England, the child of Edmund II “Ironside” Wessex and Ældgyth of Mercia.
  • Edward Ætheling Wessex married Agatha, and had children including Saint Margaret Wessex.
  • Edward Ætheling Wessex passed away in 1057 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Wessex's Ancestors

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Edward Wessex
1016 – 1057
Birth Place: England
Parents
Edmund II “Ironside” Wessex
– 1016
England
Ældgyth (of) Mercia
– 1054
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Æthelred ("The Unready") Wessex
– 1016
England
Ælfgifu Northumbria
– 1002
York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edgar Wessex
Ælfthryth Devon
– 1000
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eadmund Wessex
St Shaftesbury

Edward Wessex's Descendants

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Edward (Ætheling) Wessex (Jan 1016 – 19 Apr 1057) m. Agatha (after 1018 – after 1068)
  1. 1. Saint (Margaret) Wessex (1045 – 16 Nov 1093) m. Malcolm (III) Dunkeld (26 Mar 1031 – 13 Nov 1093)
    1. 1. Matilda Dunkeld (1 Jun 1079 – 1 May 1118) m. Henry (I Normandie of) England (21 Sep 1068 – 1 Dec 1135)
      1. 1. Matilda (Normandie of) England (7 Feb 1102 – 10 Sep 1167) m. Geoffrey (IV) Anjou (24 Aug 1113 – 7 Sep 1151)
        1. 1. Henry (ll) Plantagenet (5 Mar 1133 – 6 Jul 1189)

Edward Wessex's Timeline

2 Records

1016
Jan 1016
Birth of Edward Ætheling Wessex in England
England
1057
19 Apr 1057
Age 41
Death of Edward Ætheling Wessex in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1016
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1057
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England

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