Person Sheet

Name King AEthelred II "The Unready" of ENGLAND[14], 29G Grandfather Birth abt 0968, Of, Wessex, England Death 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England Burial St Paul's, London, Middlesex, England Father King Edward the Peaceful of ENGLAND (0944-0975) Mother AElfthryth (Elfrida) (ca0945-1002)
Spouses
1 QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Emma Princess Of NORMANDY[14], 28G Aunt Birth abt 0982, Of, Normandy, France Death 6 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England Burial St Martin's Chur, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng Father Richard I "The NORMANDY (0933-0996) Mother DUCHESS OF NORMANDY, Gonnor De CREPON (~0936-1031)
Marriage 1002, Of Normandy, France
2 Queen Elfreda (AElfgifu) of ENGLAND[15], 29G Grandmother Birth ca 0963, Of, Wessex, England Death Feb 1002, Winchester, England
Marriage abt 0985, Of, Wessex, England
Children Edmund II "Ironside" of (0989-1016) AElfgifu of (~0997-)
Notes for King AEthelred II "The Unready" of ENGLAND
Reigned 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 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.
Notes for Emma Princess Of (Spouse 1)
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Notes for Elfreda (AElfgifu) of (Spouse 2)
Two possible fathers of Elfreda are shown, Thored or Ethelbert. Father: AEthelbert, Ealdorman Father: Thored, Ealdorman of York (Son of Gunnor) Mother: Hilda[15]