King Ethelred II of Kent "The Unready" 1
- Born: Abt 968
- Marriage (2): Emma of Normandy in 1002
- Died: 23 Apr 1016 aged about 48 2
- Buried: St. Paul's, Cathedral, London, England
 General Notes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelred_the_Unready
He succeeded to the throne after the murder of his half-brother, Edward II, the Martyr, at the age of ten.
His reign was plagued by poor advice from his personal favorites and suspicions of his complicity in Edward's murder. His was a rather long and ineffective reign, which was notable for little other than the payment of the Danegeld (from 991 onwards), an attempt to buy off the Viking invaders with money.
The relentless invasions by the Danish Vikings, coupled with their ever-escalating demands for more money, forced him to abandon his throne in 1013. He fled to Normandy for safety, but was later recalled to his old throne at the death of Svein Forkbeard in 1014. He died in London in 1016.
Noted events in his life were:
• Title, 978. 3 King of Wessex
Ethelred married Ælfgifu of York, daughter of Living and Living, about 985. (Ælfgifu of York was born in 970 and died in 1002.)
Ethelred next married Emma of Normandy, daughter of Count Richard of Normandy I (The Fearless) and Gunnora de Crepon, in 1002. (Emma of Normandy was born circa 985 2 and died on 6 Mar 1052 in Winchester, HAM, England, UK.)
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