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| Eadred, King of the English Wessex Born: 923 Died: 955-Nov-23 |
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| Name: King Edred Born: c.923 Parents: Edward the Elder and Edgiva Relation to Elizabeth II: 30th great-granduncle House of: Wessex Ascended to the throne: May 26, 946 Crowned: August 16, 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.23 Married: Unmarried Children: None Died: November 23, 955 at Frome, Somerset Buried at: Winchester Reigned for: 9 years, 5 months, and 28 days Succeeded by: his nephew Edwy King Edred was born in about 923 AD, a son of King Edward the Elder by his third marriage. He succeeded his brother, King Edmund I, in 946. Like both his elder brothers, Edred enjoyed military success over the Vikings. However, Edred was a strongly religious man with bad health (he had a stomach ailment and could barely eat). He died on November 23, 955, at Frome in Somerset, and was buried at Winchester. He was succeeded by his nephew, King Edwy |
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