Aethelred II The Unready King of England 966–1016

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Aethelred II The Unready King of England, 966–1016 (aged 50 years)

Name

Aethelred II The Unready King of England

Name: Aethelred II The Unready /King of England/
Given names: Aethelred II The Unready
Surname prefix: King of
Surname: England
Also known as: The /Unready/

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 943 22 — England Marriage: 965 Death: 8 July 975 — Winchester, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aelfthryth … Aethelred II The Unready King of England Edgar The Peaceable King of England 943–975 Birth: about 943 22 — England Death: 8 July 975 — Winchester, Hampshire, England
mother	Links Birth: about 945 — Ledford Castle, Devon, England Marriage: 965 Death: before 1002 — Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edgar The Peaceable King of England Aethelred II The Unready King of England Aelfthryth … 945–1002 Birth: about 945 — Ledford Castle, Devon, England Death: before 1002 — Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 965 —
2 years himself	Links Birth: about 966 23 21 Marriage: Marriage: 1002 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England Burial: 1016 — St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aefgifu of England Family with spouse Aelfgiva … Aethelstan of England Edmund II Ironside King of England Family with spouse Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie Edward the Confessor King of England Aelfred of England Aethelred II The Unready King of England 966–1016 Birth: about 966 23 21 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England

Aethelred II The Unready King of England + … …
himself	Links Birth: about 966 23 21 Marriage: Marriage: 1002 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England Burial: 1016 — St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aefgifu of England Family with spouse Aelfgiva … Aethelstan of England Edmund II Ironside King of England Family with spouse Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie Edward the Confessor King of England Aelfred of England Aethelred II The Unready King of England 966–1016 Birth: about 966 23 21 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England
daughter	Links Birth: about 993 27 — Wessex, England Marriage: before 1016 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Uhtred of Northumbria Aelfgifu of Northumbria Aefgifu of England 993–… Birth: about 993 27 — Wessex, England Death:

Family with Aelfgiva …
himself	Links Birth: about 966 23 21 Marriage: Marriage: 1002 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England Burial: 1016 — St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aefgifu of England Family with spouse Aelfgiva … Aethelstan of England Edmund II Ironside King of England Family with spouse Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie Edward the Confessor King of England Aelfred of England Aethelred II The Unready King of England 966–1016 Birth: about 966 23 21 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England
wife	Links Birth: Marriage: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aethelred II The Unready King of England Aethelstan of England Edmund II Ironside King of England Aelfgiva … …–… Birth: Death:
Marriage	Marriage — —
son	Links Birth: about 986 20 — England Death: after 1014 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Aethelstan of England 986–1014 Birth: about 986 20 — England Death: after 1014
5 years son	Links Birth: about 990 24 — Wessex, England Marriage: Death: 30 November 1016 — London, England Burial: 1016 — Glastonbury, Somerset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ealdgyth of Northumbria Edward Aetheling King of England Edmund II Ironside King of England 990–1016 Birth: about 990 24 — Wessex, England Death: 30 November 1016 — London, England

Family with Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie
himself	Links Birth: about 966 23 21 Marriage: Marriage: 1002 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England Burial: 1016 — St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aefgifu of England Family with spouse Aelfgiva … Aethelstan of England Edmund II Ironside King of England Family with spouse Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie Edward the Confessor King of England Aelfred of England Aethelred II The Unready King of England 966–1016 Birth: about 966 23 21 Death: 23 April 1016 — London, England
wife	Links Birth: Marriage: 1002 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aethelred II The Unready King of England Edward the Confessor King of England Aelfred of England Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie …–… Birth: Death:
Marriage	Marriage — 1002 —
4 years son	Links Birth: 1005 39 — England Death: 6 January 1066 — Westminster, Middlesex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward the Confessor King of England 1005–1066 Birth: 1005 39 — England Death: 6 January 1066 — Westminster, Middlesex, England
1 year son	Links Birth: after 1005 39 — England Death: 5 February 1036 — Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Aelfred of England 1005–1036 Birth: after 1005 39 — England Death: 5 February 1036 — Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 966 23 21
Marriage	Aelfgiva … — View this family yes
Death of a maternal grandfather	Ordgar of Devon 971 Devon, England
Death of a father	Edgar The Peaceable King of England 8 July 975 Winchester, Hampshire, England
Birth of a son	Aethelstan of England about 986 England
Birth of a son	Edmund II Ironside King of England about 990 Wessex, England
Birth of a daughter	Aefgifu of England about 993 Wessex, England
Death of a mother	Aelfthryth … before 1002 Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Marriage	Aelfgifu Emma de Normandie — View this family 1002 (aged 36 years)
Birth of a son	Edward the Confessor King of England 1005 England
Birth of a son	Aelfred of England after 1005 England
Death of a son	Aethelstan of England after 1014
Marriage of a daughter	Uhtred of Northumbria — Aefgifu of England — View this family before 1016
Burial of a son	Edmund II Ironside King of England 1016 Glastonbury, Somerset, England Address: Glastonbury Abbey
Death	23 April 1016 (aged 50 years) London, England
Burial	1016 (0 after death) St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Address: Old St Paul's
Last change	18 July 2023 – 18:23:42 Author of last change: 7mikefh

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Note	Crowned 4 May 978 • Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Alternatively on 4 Apr 978. Title 978 King of England; When his father died, a large number of nobles promoted the election of Æthelred to succeed instead of his older half-brother...he succeeded after the murder of his half-brother in 978 as Æthelred II, The Unready, King of England. Marriage 1002 Betrothal 1002 Ælfgifu Emma De Normandie. Exile 1013 • Normandy, France King Æthelred fled to Normandy after Christmas 1013 following a full scale Danish invasion of England and Svend King of Denmark becoming de facto King of England. Military 1014 • Lindsey, Suffolk By end-Apr 1014, Æthelred counter-attacked the Danes in Lindsey, after which the Danish fleet, under King Svend's son Knud, withdrew to Denmark. Death 23 Apr 1016 • London The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death on St George's day 1016 of King Æthelred

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Crowned
4 May 978 • Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Alternatively on 4 Apr 978.

Title
978
King of England; When his father died, a large number of nobles promoted the election of Æthelred to succeed instead of his older half-brother...he succeeded after the murder of his half-brother in 978 as Æthelred II, The Unready, King of England.

Marriage
1002
Betrothal 1002
Ælfgifu Emma De Normandie.

Exile
1013 • Normandy, France
King Æthelred fled to Normandy after Christmas 1013 following a full scale Danish invasion of England and Svend King of Denmark becoming de facto King of England.

Military
1014 • Lindsey, Suffolk
By end-Apr 1014, Æthelred counter-attacked the Danes in Lindsey, after which the Danish fleet, under King Svend's son Knud, withdrew to Denmark.

Death
23 Apr 1016 • London
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the death on St George's day 1016 of King Æthelred