Edmund "Ironside" King of England
- Born: 989, Essex, England
- Marriage: Ealdgyth Morcarson Queen of England about Aug 1015 in London, Middlesex, England
- Died: 30 Nov 1016, Oxford or London. Middlesex, England at age 27 470
- Buried: Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England 470
 General Notes:
~Weis' Ancestral Roots . . ., 8th Edition, 1:19, Edmund II, "Ironsides, " King of England, 1016, married Eldgyth, widow of Sigeferth, a Danish nobleman. 160
Information about this person:
• Background Information. 851
Edmund II, Ironside, was born in 989 and succeeded hsi father in April 1016. In this year he fought six battles, but through complete treachery he was completely overthrown at Assandun, in Essex. He and Canute the Dane agreed to divide the kingdom, but the heroic died, having only reigned seven moths, and Canute became King of England without a rival. Edmund's death took place, 30 Nov 1016, at London, and he was buried at Glastonbury. His wife was Lady Algitha, who died in 1014, and was the widow of Sigefrith the Dane when she married Edmund. There son was Edward "the Exile."
~Wurt's Magna Charta, p. 177
• Background Information: The House of Wessex -Edmund "Ironside .
Edmund married Ealdgyth Morcarson Queen of England about Aug 1015 in London, Middlesex, England. (Ealdgyth Morcarson Queen of England was born about 985 in Wessex, England.)
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