Edward the Martyr
Edward the Martyr was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed on 18 March 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar. On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's supporters and those of his younger... Wikipedia
Born: 962 AD, Wessex
Parents: Edgar, King of England and Æthelflæd Eneda
Place of burial: Brookwood Cemetery, United Kingdom
Assassinated: March 18, 978 AD, Corfe Castle, United Kingdom
Siblings: Æthelred the Unready
Grandparents: Edmund I of England, Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Ordmær, Ealdorman, and more
Great-grandparents: Edward the Elder, Eadgifu of Kent, and Wynflaed
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