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Ethelred II, the Unready

Ethelred II, the Unready

Male Abt 0968 - 1016  (48 years)

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  • Name Ethelred II  
    Suffix the Unready 
    Born Abt 0968 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Aethelred 
    _UID 0384ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C3557CB 
    Died 1016 
    Person ID I2010  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2011 

    Father Edgar,   b. Abt 0943,   d. 8 Jul 0975  (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Aelfthryth aka Elfrida,   b. Abt 0945 
    Married 0965 
    _UID 717CABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C35BD33 
    Family ID F832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aelfgifu aka Elfgiva 
    _UID 6F7CABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C35BB13 
    Children 
     1. Edmund II.,   b. Abt 0993,   d. 1016  (Age 23 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • King of England from 979 to 1016. As his name literally meant "noble counsel", the epithet "Unready" must have been given to him as a play on words. During his reign, when a crisis demanded a concentration of the national energy, this king could neither give direction to his people nor hold his greater subjects to their allegiance. When he needed money on short notice, he would write to the shire courts to have them raise the needed funds. These informal communications, called King's Writ, were written in English and were authenticated by the impression of his seal hanging from one corner.


  

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