Name:

Ethelred II "the Unready" of England

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Birth:

ABT 968/969 Wessex, England

Father:

Edgar "the Peaceful" of England

Mother:

Elfrida of Devon

Married:

Elfgifu of Wessex 985

Children:

Born:

Married:

Emma of Normandy 5 APR 1002 Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, Engla

Children:

Born:

Died: 5 JAN 1065/1066

Married:

Elfgifu of Wessex 985

Children:

Born: 989

Died: 30 NOV 1016 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Married:

Emma of Normandy 5 APR 1002 Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, Engla

Children:

Born: ABT 1005 Wessex, England

Died: ABT 1055 Sussex Square, London, England

Death:

23 APR 1016 London, England

Remarks:

King of England, 979-1013 (deposed), and 1014-1016. In the face of Danish raids he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld) to the enemy. He was driven into exile in Normandy by Sweyn ÒForkbeardÓ of Denmark, but returned after SweynÕs death. He died during Canute's invasion of England. His tomb was lost when the old St. Paul's Cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.