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Name:
Edward II of England
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Birth:
963
Father:
Edgar "the Peaceful" of England
Mother:
Æthelflaeda
Death:
18 MAR 977/978 Corfe Castle, Dorset
Remarks:
Edward II, the Martyr (975-78 AD)

Elder son of King Edgar, he succeeded to the throne as a boy of 12, and in so doing, aroused rival claims on behalf of his even younger half-brother, Æthelred II, the Unready. He was murdered by members of Æthelred's household at Corfe Castle in 978.

He was canonised in 1001, and his feast day is 20th November.

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