Edward's relationship to the kings of England may, at the time of his marriage, have seemed remote and unimportant in eastern Europe, especially as England was ruled by Danish kings whose position must then have seemed secure. He was also reported to have died on 5 January 1333. When Canute returned to England in September 10 15 only Edmund's army was prepared. Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. Edmund returned to London. The major problem with the Russian origin theory is the complete failure to explain the source references to Agatha's family relationship with the emperor, which it is unwise to dismiss as completely meaningless. Chobham, Surrey, England: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2005- Published twice yearly. Edmund was the second son of King thelred II (also known as Ethelred the Unready) and his first wife, lfgifu of Northumbria. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology. 4 p. 398. Edward of Woodstock was invested as the second Prince of Wales on 12 May 1343. A. Stargardt, c1978-1995 (v. 1-16) -- Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, c1998- Medieval Families bibliography #552. Sussex Archaeological Collections (Sussex Archaeological Society, H.Wolff, 64 High Street, Lewes, England, 1860) Vol. Edmund Ironside or Eadmund (c. 988/993 November 30, 1016), surnamed "Ironside" for his efforts to fend off the Danish invasion led by King Canute, was King of England from April 23 to November 30, 1016. He fought five battles against the Danes, ending in defeat against Cnut on 18 October at the Battle of Assandun, after which they agreed to divide the kingdom, Edmund taking Wessex and Cnut the rest of the country. [S852] #11004 Normandy: Landscape with Figures (1975), Gunn, Peter., (London: Gollancz, 1975. Family History Department. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Canute "banished [him] into Hungary [where] he grew up to be a good man"[1902]. The Russian origin theory has also found considerable academic support[1929]. Reprint, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1993), FHL book 920.042 D561n., vol. Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent's Net Worth: $1-5 Million Age, Height & Body Measurements Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent has been died on 28 years (age at death). He raised a renewed Danish siege of London and won repeated victories over Cnut. Half brother of Adomar Comyn, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Plantagenet,_2nd_Earl_of_Kent. In this he was severly hampered by the ignoble behavior of one of his father's favorites, Edric Streona, "Grasper". The major drawback to the German origin theory is the total absence of onomastic connections between the Braunschweig family and the descendants of Edward and Agatha, although this is not of course conclusive to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Eland, [1895]), FHL book 942.35 D23v; FHL microfilm 873,760., vol. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. stated in. 1. In conclusion, therefore, there is no satisfactory way of deciding between each of the competing theories concerning Agatha's origin and it appears best to classify it as "unknown". Roger of Wendover, presumably copying Florence of Worcester, records that "filiosregis Eadmundi, Eadwinum [error for "Eadmundus"] et Eadwardum" were sent "ad regem Suanorum" and from there to "Salomonem, Hungari regem"[1893]. At the Treaty of Olney, signed at the end of October, Canute was granted Mercia and Northumbria, and Edmund remained in Wessex. Birth of Edward 'the Exile', theling of Eng "Edmund II (died 30 November 1016)", "usually known as Edmund Ironside", "Edmund II 'Ironside'", "King of England", King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016, King of England. In 1016 Edmund staged a rebellion in conjunction with Earl Uhtred of Northumbria, but after Uhtred deserted him and submitted to Canute, Edmund was reconciled with his father. Florence of Worcesters genealogies name "lfgiva, comitis gelberhti filia" as mother of King thelreds three sons "Eadmundum, Eadwium et thelstanum" and his daughter "Eadgitham"[1872]. After Edmund died (probably of natural causes), Canute became sole ruler of England. 2 p. 486. However, the brothers may have been twins as there is barely sufficient time between the king's marriage in Summer 1015 and his death in Nov 1016 for two children to have been conceived, the second son inevitably having been born posthumously if the births were separate. "Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG (15 June 1330 8 June 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England. Death of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Burial of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries any remains of a monument or crypt were destroyed and the location of his body is unknown. 3 p. 809. There is therefore considerable doubt about the historical authenticity of this Hungarian princess or her marriage to Edmund.]. Athelred died in April 1016 and Edmund was promptly declared king. His authority was limited to Wessex, or the area south of Thames. Geni Discussion: Origins of Jeffrey Ferris; Chart: Robert de Ferrariis (1090-1163) Male Descendants to Isabel de Verdun . Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 87. For William of Malmesbury, she was "sister of the [Hungarian] queen", which from a chronological point of view could only refer to Anastasia Iaroslavna, wife of King Andrs I. Download Unionpedia on your Android device! This action gained the support of the Danelaw of Mercia and the north, but divided Britain, with Athelred retaining support in the south. 150 p. 418, 427. [S15] Les Valois (1990), Van Kerrebrouck, Patrick, (Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]: P. Van Kerrebrouck, 1990), FHL book 929.244 V247k., p. 116. He married Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell (c1299-1349) 6 October 1325 JL . theling thelstan, under his will dated [1014], made bequests to "my brother Eadmund, my brother Eadwig"[1877]. Later rumours of a particularly nasty disembowelling whilst on the privy have never been disproved. Titles: King of the English, Crowned: Old St Paul's Cathedral, April 1016. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 388. 4 p. 398. 1. He received many marks of favour from his brother, whom he steadily supported until the last act in Edward's life opened in 1326. Husband of Joan, Countess of Kent Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 1301 - 19 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex, [1] was the sixth son of King Edward I of England, and the second by his second wife Margaret of France, and was a younger half-brother of King Edward II. [ http://www.thepeerage.com/p10219.htm#i102185 ] (Medical):See attached sources. 3. She was the daughter of John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell, and was descended directly from Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd. 3 p. 356. Edmund (Plantagenet) of Woodstock is a member of the House of Plantagenet. ), FHL book 929.2494 R822r; FHL microfilm 491,158., table 257. He died before 5 October 1331. This title has since been bestowed on the heir apparent to the English throne. 1 p. 217. Enter a grandparent's name. The sources are contradictory about the exact route of their flight and the chronology of each step. Wildwood Ho. Half brother of John de Southeray; Nicholas Lytlington, Abbot of Lytlington Westminster; John Baldac and Isabella Plantagenet. 1726. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Danish% http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20nobility.ht Film on YouTube with info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEE3BUF9Zv4. Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent's height Unknown & weight Not Available right. sw.211029. Canute defeated Edmund at Ashingdon, in Essex, on 18 October, but by this time both sides were battle-wear-y. Geoffrey Gaimar (in an altogether confusing account) names "Li unsEdgarli altersEdelret" as the children of King Edmund, recounting that they were sent first to Denmark and later to "Russie [Susie], e vint en terre de Hungrie"[1895]. Buried: Glastonbury Abbey. Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England (United Kingdom), Plot: Chapel of the Kings nr. He was the only son of Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, and Anne of Gloucester, who was the daughter of Edward III's youngest son Thomas of Woodstock. He is the first prince in the Wessex royal family to have been named after his father, which suggests that he may have been born posthumously which could have justified this departure from the normal naming practice. Isabelle was born in 1335. Richard Barber comments that Edward "has attracted relatively little attention from serious historians, but figures largely in popular history. Apparently, the execution had to be held up for a day because no one wanted to be responsible for a prince's death. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co, 1996), FHL book 973 D2fp., p. 230. His name was listed after his brother Ecgberht, before the latter's disappearance from the records in 1005, consistent with Edmund being the third son. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986), FHL book 942 C4rg no. Cnut was wise and knew that Edmund was popular so he met him on an island in the Severn near Deerhurst and it was agreed that Edmund should rule Wessex and Canute would rule the land North of the Thames, including London. Published 1888. Biography Titles of Edmund of Woodstock: (Royal Ancestry) Keeper of Kent Constable of Dover and Tunbridge Castles Warden of the Cinque Ports Sheriff of Rutland 1322-6 Lieutenant of the Northern Marches King's Lieutenant North of Trent Lieutenant of Aquitaine and Agenais Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 357. For example, the names of Edward and Agatha's own daughters, Margaret and Christina, were both used in the Swedish royal family, to which Grand Prince Iaroslav's wife belonged. However, his efforts to oppose the invasion ofWessex by his rival, Canute, in late 1015 were undermined by the treachery of Earldorman Edric of Mercia, and in the following year Edmund was unable to hold Northumbria against Canute. REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Ironside#Shakespearean_play.3F. Angered at the weakness of his father, who had already been expelled from England by Swein in 1013, only to return a few months later promising to rule strongly and wisely, Edmund carved out his own plan to recover England. 2 p. 270. [S6] G.E. Unknown Concubine #2 of Edward of Woodstock and NN Unknown Concubine #3 of Edward of Woodstock NN Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics. But, on 18 October, Cnut decisively defeated him at the Battle of Ashingdon in Essex. [S735] Richard III, Ross, Charles Derek, (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981), JWML book DA260 .R67 1981., p. 238. British Genealogy (filmed 1950), Evans, Alcwyn Caryni, (Books A to H. National Library of Wales MSS 12359-12360D. Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Kent was born circa 1326. The King removed his helmet to show himself alive, and then violently hurled his spear at Edric, which, glancing off The son of King Ethelred II the Unready (reigned 978-1016), Edmund defied his father's orders by marrying (1015) the widow of one of the Danish lords then occupying English territory. Categories: 1301 births 1330 deaths British Earls He then commanded that Edric should be beheaded and his head placed upon a pole on the highest battlement of the Tower of London. Geni.com profile ID. Edmund rescued Edith and married her. There are numerous onomastic connections between the the extended family of Grand Prince Iaroslav and the descendants of Edward and Agatha. Citations [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 26. Edmund of Woodstock's trajectory would likely have been familiar terrain to the more famous Beaufort clan of the Wars of the Roses. He was a son of Edward the Elder and half-brother of Athelstan. ), vol. Titles of Edmund of Woodstock: (Royal Ancestry). From http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps05/ps05_473.htm. "Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG (5 June 1341 - 1 August 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple. Assuming he was in exile in Hungary from childhood, he may have left for Kiev in 1037 with Andrs Prince of Hungary who fled Hungary after the 1037 disgrace of his father, although this is unlikely for the reasons explained above in relation to his brother Edmund. 9 volumes. Assuming that the princes did journey through Sweden as reported by Florence of Worcester, the court at Kiev would have been a more obvious destination than Hungary for the young princes. 30 volumes. Born at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England, he was the 20th child and youngest son of Edward I Longshanks, King of England and the second child of the king's second wife, Marguerite de France. While the precise details may not at first sight appear important, as will be seen below the exact timing and location of each stage of their journey is highly significant in attempting to resolve the even more controversial issue of the identities of the wives of the two brothers. [1] [S25] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. The Anglo-Saxons: Studies Presented to Bruce Dickins, 1959 [edit]References. In the case of King Istvn, it is likely that all his daughters predeceased their father in view of the accession of his nephew, King Pter, when he died. Historical records and family trees related to Margaret Woodstock. Edmund Beaufort was the fourth surviving son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, the eldest of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt (1340-1399) (third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress Katherine Swynford.Edmund's mother was Margaret Holland, a daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent by his wife Alice FitzAlan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th . Edmund Ironside or Edmund II, was King of England from 23 April to 18 October 1016 and of Wessex from 23 April to 30 November 1016. Maybe twin with his brother Edmund or, as noted above, born posthumously. According to Weir[1898], he must have lived "at least into his teens", this assessment being based presumably on the fact of his supposed marriage (which is undated in Weir). Family Ealdgyth Children Edward 'Atheling'+ b. c 1016, d. 10573 Edmund b. bt 1016 - 10173. Ailred Abbot of Rievaulx records that "Edwardo", son of "regem Edmundum" [King Edmund "Ironsides"], married "filiam germani sui Henrici imperatorisAgatha"[1920]. Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Kent was born circa 1326. Edmund had two children by Ealdgyth: Edward the Exile and Edmund. He inherited the Earldom of Kent in 1331, a year after his father, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, was attainted. . It is not a hereditary title and must be re-granted each time for each new heir apparent. On 30 November 1016, King Edmund died in Oxford or London. On 31 Aug. 1306 he received from his father a revenue of seven thousand marks a year. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 113. It is unlikely that the mystery of Agatha's origin will ever be solved to the satisfaction of all. He was known as "Ironside" for his courage. King of England in 1016, the son of Ethelred II 'the Unready' . Edmund Plantagenet Of Woodstock of KENT was born on August 5, 1301 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, son of Edward I Longshanks PLANTAGENET and Margaret of France Capet De France. London, Middlesex (now Greater London), England (United Kingdom), Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England (United Kingdom), Ancestors of Robert Harry Chapman - Carpenter's Son, Who's Buried Where in Britain? Eleanor (b. Anne3. In a 13th century interpolation in one copy of the Leges Anglo-Saxonic (written in [1130]) she was "ex genere et sanguine regum Rugorum"[1922]. [S1850] Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Charles Cawley, (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/), England, Anglo-Saxon & Danish Kings [accessed 28 Jun 2006]. 26 no. He had been seriously wounded at Ashingdon, and his continued fighting had not improved his health. Geoffrey Gaimar recounts that "Edgar" (older of the two children of King Edmund whom he names incorrectly in an earlier passage) made "la fille al rei [de Hungrie]" pregnant, was married to her and appointed heir by her father, but adding confusingly that they were parents of "Margarete" who married "rei Malcolom"[1900]. Edmund must have had contact with the Russian royal family during his period in Kiev, assuming it is correct, as suggested above, that he spent time there during his exile. Edmund of Kent; The Victoria history of the county of Rutland, Page, William, (London: A. Constable, 1908-1975 Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons), Large Q book 942 H2vr., vol. English Royalty. 1 p. 62 table II pt. Catherine Picard Catherine (Kitty) was born September 15, 1923 in Winsted, CT, the 4th child of William and Catherine (Egan) Nelligan and enjoyed a happy childhood . 3 - He fought in the Battle of Assandun on 18 October 1016, where he was defeated by Cnut. Brother of Robert Plantagenet; Margaret Plantagenet; Joan, Countess of Kent; Thomas Plantagenet, Prince of England and John Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Kent Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage. [S39] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edmund's sons were despatched from England, and other young Saxon princes were transferred to places of safety. The Witan had offered the throne to Knud of Denmark, to whom a group of nobles and church dignitaries from southern England swore allegiance at Southampton[1880]. Meanwhile, the Witan (the king's council) elected Canute. Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1846-), (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1846-), FHL book 974 B2ne; CD-ROM No 33 Parts 1-9; See FHL., "Royal Bye-Blows II" vol. 2., p. 39. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that, after the Norman conquest, Agatha left England with her children in Summer 1067 and found refuge at the court of Malcolm King of Scotland[1930]. Arms of Edmund Ironside, as imagined by Matthew Paris in the first half of the 13th centurythelred, who had earlier taken ill, died on 23 April 1016. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Sigeferth was executed and his widow, Edith, imprisoned at Malmesbury. In addition, they agreed that if one of them should die, territories belonging to the deceased would be ceded to the living. Edmund Ironside or Edmund II (Old English: Eadmund) (c. 988/993 30 November 1016) was king of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. John married Isabelle Woodstock (born of Gulik). Margaret was born circa 1300, in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. When the Danes pursued him he fought them to a standstill. 4. [S95] The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History, 1099-1125 (2000), Murray, Alan V., (Oxford, England: Unit for prosopographical research, Linacre College, 2000), FHL book 956.944/J1 H2m., Gen table 3. Unknown Concubine #2 of Edward of Woodstock, NN Unknown Concubine #3 of Edward of Woodstock NN, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Richmond, Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Pembroke, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Nicholas Lytlington, Abbot of Lytlington Westminster, Death of Edward, the Black Prince at Westminster Palace, "the Black Prince", "Edward of Woodstock". Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill, 1932), HBLL book DA 234 .S4 1932., p. 27, 169 (p. 99 on film). The assertion by Orderic Vitalis that she was "daughter of Solomon King of the Magyars"[1915] can be dismissed as impossible chronologically. 1 p. 441. His valour earned him the epithet Ironside'. Roger of Wendover records the birth in 981 of "rex EthelredusfiliumEadmundum"[1873], but this date is probably inaccurate if it is correct (as shown above) that Eadmund was his fathers third son, given King thelreds birth in [966]. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1992), FHL book 974 D2w 1992., p. 2. A power-struggle began between Edmund and his father, and in 1015 King thelred had two of Edmund's allies, Sigeferth and Morcar, executed. He died on March 19, 1330 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620 (1895), Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick), (Exeter: For the author by H.S. He was married in the year 1299 to Margaret Magnusson. He was an exceptional military leader, and his victories over the French at the Battles of Crcy and Poitiers made him very popular during his lifetime. Edmund I Edmund I or Eadmund I [a] (920/921 - 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death on 26 May 946. [S731] The Three Edwards (1958), Costain, Thomas Bertram, (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1958), HBLL book DA 229 .C6., vol. Due to King Ethelred having been so inept, Cnut was accepted as King by a large section of the country after Ethelred's death. Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl of Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Kent was born on August 5, 1301 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, son of Edward I "Longshanks" Plantagenet of Westminster and Marguerite Capet. Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Kent gained the title of 2nd Earl of Kent on 7 December 1330. "Eadmundus filius regis/clito/theling" subscribed charters of King thelred II dated between 993 and 1015, the last dated 1015 being signed "Eadmund regie indolis soboles"[1874]. The cause of Edmund's death has never been clear, with many accounts listing natural causes [2], while others suggest that he was assassinated by being stabbed 'up the bottom' with a dagger by a viking. This was an innovation in English tomb sculpture. He was called Edward of Woodstock in his early life, after his birthplace, and since the 16th century has been popularly known as the Black Prince. In addition, there would be no explanation for ldgyth's first marriage to an obscure Northumbrian nobleman, especially as King Olof's two known daughters made high-profile marriages with the Grand Prince of Kiev and the king of Norway. 2. He subscribed his father's charter dated 1002 which granted land at Codicote, Hertfordshire to lthelm, signing third among the brothers[1875], and "Eadmundus clito" subscribed his father's 1006 charter making grants to St Alban's, also signing third[1876]. He had been seriously wounded at Ashingdon, and his continued fighting had not improved his health. Athelstan died on October 27, 939, and Edmund succeeded him as king. 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