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AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire (d. date unknown)
AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire9043 died date unknown. She married Edgar "The Peacful King" of England on 964 in Wessex, England9043, son of Edmund I - The Magnificent of England and Elgiva.
More About AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire:
Record Change: April 24, 20059043
More About AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire and Edgar "The Peacful King" of England:
Marriage: 964, Wessex, England.9043
Marriage Notes for AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire and Edgar "The Peacful King" of England:
[15feb06abernethy.ged]
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# ID: I13005
# Name: *Edgar (the Peacable) England
# Title: King
# Sex: M
# Birth: ABT 0943 in Wessex,Eng
# Death: 8 JUL 0975 in Winchester,Eng
# Burial: Glastonbury Abbey,Somerset,Eng
# Note:
Edgar (b. 943/44 - d. 8 July 975), king of the Mercians and Northum brians from 957 who became king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, in 959 a nd is reckoned as king of all England from that year. He was efficient a nd tolerant of local customs, and
his reign was peaceful. He was most important as a patron of the En glish monastic revival.
# Note:
# Note:
The younger son of Edmund I, king of the English, Edgar was made ki ng of the Mercians and Northumbrians in place of Eadwig, his brother, w ho was deposed. On Eadwig's death (1 Oct 959), Edgar succeeded to the W est Saxon throne. His
ecclesiastical policy was also that of the archbishop of Canterbury , St. Dunstan, who insisted on strict observance of the Benedictine Rul e. The king supported Archbishop Oswald of York and Bishop Aethelwold o f Winchester in founding abbeys.
Edgar's laws were the first in England to prescribe penalties fro n onpayment of tithes and Peter's pence, the annual contribution made by R oman Catholics for support of the Holy See. [Encyclopaedia Britannica]
# Note:
# Note: Title: The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, ad ditions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999
# Note: Page: 161-4
# Note: Title: Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on
# Note: Page: Edgar
# Note: Title: Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on
# Note: Page: United Kingdom, Sovereigns of Britain
# Change Date: 28 DEC 2002
Father: *Edmund I(the Magnificent) England b: ABT 0922 in Wessex,Eng
Mother: *Elgiva b: ABT 0922 in Wessex,Eng
Marriage 1 *Elfrida (Aelfthryth) b: ABT 0947 in Devonshire,Eng
* Married: 0964 in Wessex,Eng
Children
1. Has Children *Aethelred II (the Unready) England b: ABT 0968 in W essex,Eng
source:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tamer&id=I13 005
added:
30jan2006
Children of AEfthryth Elfrida of Devonshire and Edgar "The Peacful King" of England are:
- +Ethelred II - Aethelred II "The of England, b. 9689043, d. April 10169043.

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