King Edmund of Wessex I "The Elder" 1
- Born: 921
- Marriage (1): Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
- Marriage (2): Ethelfleda of Damerham in 944
- Died: 26 May 946 aged 25
- Buried: Glastonbury, SOM, England, UK
 General Notes:
Son of Edward the Elder, succeeded his half-brother, Æthelstan, with whom he had fought
at Brunanburh. Combated the Norse Vikings in Northumbria and subdued them in Cumbria
and Strathclyde. He entrusted these lands to an ally, Malcolm I of Scotland. Edmund met
his death when he was killed at Pucklechurch, in Gloucestershire, by a robber.
Death Notes:
stabbed to death at Pucklechurch (Gloucestershire), on St Augustine's Day
Noted events in his life were:
• Title, 940. 2 King of Wessex
Edmund married Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, daughter of Unknown and Wynflæd of Shaftesbury. (Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury died in 944.)
Edmund next married Ethelfleda of Damerham in 944. (Ethelfleda of Damerham died between 962 and 991.)
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