Edgar "The Peaceful" Wessex, King of England

943 - 975  (31 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Edgar Wessex
  Suffix	King of England
  Nickname	The Peaceful
  Birth	7 Aug 943
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jul 975	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Initiatory (LDS)	21 Jan 1930
  Burial	Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I13269	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Edmund "The Magnificient" Wessex, King of England,   b. 939, England d. 26 May 946, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England (Age 7 years)
  Mother	Ælfgifu, Queen of England,   b. Abt 922, England d. 944, England (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	942	Essex, England
  Family ID	F6930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ælfthryth, Queen of England,   b. 945, Lydford, Devonshire, England d. 17 Nov 1000, Wherwell, Hampshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 964	England
  Children	1. Edmund Wessex, Prince of England,   b. Abt 967   d. 972 (Age 5 years) + 2. Æthelred "The UnReady" Wessex, II King of England,   b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F6928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Wulfthryth,   b. 943   d. 963 (Age 20 years)
  Children	1. Eadgyth Wessex,   b. 961, Kemsing, Kent, England d. 15 Sep 984, Wilton Abbey, Wilton, Wiltshire, England (Age 23 years)   2. Edward "The Martyr" Wessex, King of the English,   b. 962   d. 18 Mar 978, Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F6929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 Sep 964 - England Death - 8 Jul 975 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Burial - - Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, England  = Link to Google Earth