Æthelred II "The Unready" King of Wessex

   Other names for Æthelred were Edmund II "Ironside," King of England and Ethelred II, King of England.

  General Notes:

~Weis' Ancestral Roots . . ., 8th Edition, 1:19, 34:19, 235:19, Æthelred II, "the redeless," King of England, 979-1013, 1014-1016, married first in 985, Ælfgifu, daughter of Thored, Ealdorman of Northumberland, married second, Emma, daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy and his second wife, Gunnora of Denmark. He was the father of Edmund II, Ironside and Ælfgifu by Ælfgifu, his first wife. Father of Godgifu by his second wife Emma. ¹⁶⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information.
Ethelred, born in 969, a boy of ten when he became king in 978, and reigned for thirty-eight years. he was the last of the six Boy Kings. The epithet "the Unready" is actually a mistranslation of a word that means the Rede-less, or the man without counsel. Ethelred died 23 Apr 1016 in London and was buried in St. Paul's. His second wife, whom he married in 1002 was Emma, sister of Richard the Duke of Normandy. She was the mother of Edward the Confessor. Ethelred's first wife was Elfled, daughter of Earl Thorad. They were married in 984, and their eldest son was Edmund II, Ironside.

• Families. ⁴⁷⁰
Married Abt 985 to Ælfgifu, mother of

Athelstan, b. abt. 986
Ecgbert
Edmund II Ironside, King of England, b. 989
Edred
Edwy
Edward
Edgar
Edith
Ælfgifu
Wulfhilda
Daughter
(Daughter), Abbess of Wherwell
Edric

Married to Ælthelgife

Married 5 APR 1002, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England to Emma of Normandy

Edward (St.) the Confessor, King of England, b. Abt 1002
Godgifu (Goda), b. Abt 1009
Alfred Athling, b. Bef 1012

• Dates & Events. ⁴⁷⁰
Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes to the enemy. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canutes invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010. His tomb was lost when the old St. Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.

• Web Reference: The House of Wessex - Æthelred II .

Æthelred married Ælfgifu of Northumberland, daughter of Thored Ealderman Æthelstan Earl of Northumberia and Unknown, about 984-985 in Wessex, England ¹⁶⁰.^,851 (Ælfgifu of Northumberland was born in Northumberland, England and died in 1002 in England ¹⁶⁰.)

Æthelred next married Emma de Normandy, daughter of Richard I "the Fearless" de Normandy Princeps Nortmannorum and Gunnor, in 1002.¹⁶⁰ (Emma de Normandy was born in Normandy, France and died on 6 Mar 1052 in England ¹⁶⁰.)