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Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975). On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's supporters and those of his younger half-brother, the future King Æthelred the Unready .
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Edward the Martyr (16 February 962 — 18 March 978) known in...
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Wessex. Father. Æthelred the Unready. Mother. Emma of Normandy. Edward the Confessor [a] [b] ( c. 1003 – 5 January 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 until his death in 1066. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy ...
On 18th March 978 a tragic incident occurred: a young King of England was slain at Corfe Castle, having only served as king for a short three years, from 975 until his early demise in 978, when he became known as Edward the Martyr. Born around 962, Edward was the only son of King Edgar the Peaceful and his first wife Ethelfled.
Eduardo, o Mártir ( c. 962 – 18 de março de 978) foi o Rei dos Ingleses de 975 até seu assassinato. Era o filho mais velho do rei Edgar mas não seu herdeiro reconhecido. Após a morte do rei, a liderança da Inglaterra foi contestada, com alguns apoiando a reivindicação de Eduardo e outros apoiando seu irmão mais novo ...
Edward the Martyr was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed on 18 March 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar. On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's supporters and those of his younger half-brother, the future King Æthelred the Unready.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. EDWARD THE MARTYR, KING OF ENGLAND, ST. Born c. 962; died Corfe, Dorset, March 18, 978. His succession to his father, edgar the peaceful, in 975 was supported by Archbishop dunstan of canterbury and opposed by a faction that preferred his younger stepbrother, Ethelred, and employed the forces hostile to monasticism.
