St. Margaret The Exile Of Wessex

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Arrived At The Court Of Edward The Confessor (1057).; Fact 1
• Fact 2: In Exile (1067) After William Defeated Harold At The Battle Of Hastings.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Fled To Scotland Where She Was Married Against Her Wishes To King Malcolm.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Her Unlearned And Boorish Husband Grew Daily More Graceful Under Her Influence.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Canonised 1250.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: House Of Wessex.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Her Remains Were Removed To Escorial, Spain & Her Head To Douai, France.; Fact 7
• Name: Margaret The Exile Of England
• Alt. Birth: 1045, Hungary; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 16 Nov 1093, Edinburg Castle, Scotland; Alt. Death

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Canonised 1250 and her feast day is 16th November. In 1057 she arrived at the
English court of Edward the Confessor. Ten years later she was in exile after
William defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. She fled to Scotland where
she was married against her wishes to King Malcolm to whom she bore six sons
and two daughters. Her unlerned and boorish husband grew daily more graceful
and Christian under the queen's graceful influence.

St. married Malcolm III Caennmor King Of Scotland between 1068 and 1069 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. Malcolm (son of Duncan I The Gracious King Of Scotland and Aelflaed (Sybil) Of Northumbria) was born in 1031 in Of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England; was buried in Tynemouth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Matilda Canmore Of Scotland was born in Oct 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, England.
2. Mary Canmore Of Scotland was born in 1080 in Scotland; died on 31 May 1116 in Bermondsey, London, England.
3. David King Of Scotland, I was born in 1084 in Edinburg Castle, Scotland; died on 24 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
4. Thora Canmore Of Scotland

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• Fact 1: House Of Wessex.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Spent Much Of His Life In Hungary, Returned To England In 1057 Only To Die.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: If He Had Lived, Probably Would Have Been The Undisputed Ruler Of England & Thus; Fact 3
• Fact 4: The Norman Invasion Might Not Have Happened.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: His Son, The Last Prince Of Wessex, Was Still A Minor When He Died.; Fact 5
• Name: Edward The Exile Of The West Saxons
• Alt. Death: 1057, England; Alt. Death

Edward married Agatha Von Brunswick in 1035 in Hungary Or London, England?. Agatha (daughter of Ludolphe Von Brunswick Mar De Saxony) was born about 1025 in Braunschweig, Germany; died on 13 Jul 1054. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Agatha Von Braunschweig
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1025, Braunschweig, Prussia, Germany; Alt. Birth

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"Plantagenet Ancestry" p. 21 at the Johnson County (KS) Library (central, genealogy) lists Agatha's father as Bruno of Germany, brother of Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, who was also known as Ludolphe Margrave of Saxony before his election to German Emperor .

The database at Univ. of Hull lists Ludolphe Margrave of Saxony, the aforementioned Emperor, as Agatha's father.

Some sources think she was the daughter of Emporer Henry, but she was only
noted as his kinswoman.

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• Category: English Royalty - House of Wessex
• Fact 1: Reigned Apr-Nov 1016. Last King Of The Ango-Saxon Line. House Of Wessex.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Declared Rebel By Ethelred As He Conducted A Successful Campaign Vs. The Danes.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Defeated By Canute At Battle Of Ashingdon In Essex.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Made A Partition Of The Realm With Canute.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Danes, Suddenly Died.; Started Rallying Forces For War W
• Fact 6: Last Hope Of The English Against Danish Domination.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Murdered At The Instigation Of His Brother-In-Law Edric.; Fact 7
• Fact 8: Buried At Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.; Fact 8
• Fact 9: Acceded: Apr 1016, St.Paul's Cathedral, London, England.; Fact 9
• Acceded: 1016

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Died:
Murdered at instigation of brother in law Edric of England.

Edmund married Ealdgyth "Swan-Neck" (Of England) in Aug 1015 in Malmsbury, Wiltshire. Ealdgyth (daughter of Morcar Of Northumbria, High Reeve Of and Ealdgyth (Edgitha) Of Mercia) was born about 1025 in Of Wessex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Swan-Neck
• Alt. Birth: 995, Of Wessex, England; Alt. Birth

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Count Of Brunswick.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Marquis Of West Friesland.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Count In Berlingo.; Fact 3
• Name: Ludolphe Of Saxony Ct De Brunswick

Other Events and Attributes:

• Category: English Royalty - House of Wessex
• Fact 1: Reigned 979-1013 (Deposed) And 1014-1016. House Of Wessex.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: (1002) Ordered Slaughter Of All Danes In South Of England, Incl. Sweyn's Sister.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Repeated Danish Raids Forced Paymnt Of Huge Tributes (Danegeld).; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Driven Into Exile By Sweyn The Dane (1013) But Returned After His Death (1014).; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Died During Canute's Invasion Of England.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: When He Acceded, Desribed As "Comely, Handsome & Elegant Manners."; Fact 6
• Fact 7: One Of The Worst Kings In English History.; Fact 7
• Fact 8: Buried: St. Paul's, London, Middlesex, England.; Fact 8

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Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in 978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready, KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned 978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in 1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.
Acceded 979-1013 & 1014-1016.

Ethelred 'the Unready'
Edgar's sudden death at the age of 33 led to a succession dispute between rival factions supporting his sons Edward and Ethelred. The elder son Edward (reigned 975-978) was murdered in 978 at Corfe Castle, Dorset, by his seven year old half-brother's supporters. For the rest of Ethelred's reign (reigned 978-1016), his brother became a posthumous rallying point for political unrest; a hostile Church transformed Edward into a royal martyr. Known as the Un-raed or 'Unready' (meaning no counsel, or that he was unwise), Ethelred failed to win or retain the allegiance of many of his subjects. In 1002, he ordered the massacre of all Danes in England to eliminate potential treachery.
Not being an able soldier, Ethelred defended the country against increasingly rapacious Viking raids from the 980s onwards by diplomatic alliance with the duke of Normandy in 991 (he later married the duke's daughter Emma) and by buying off renewed attacks by the Danes with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1006 was dismissive: 'in spite of it all, the Danish army went about as it pleased'. By 1012, 48,000 pounds of silver was being paid in Danegeld to Danes camped in London.

Eventually, in 1013, Ethelred fled to Normandy when king Sweyn of Denmark dispossessed him. Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.

Ethelred's son Edmund set himself up as an independent ruler in the Danelaw. After Ethelred's death in 1015, Edmund cleared southern England of Danish marauders in a series of fiercely fought and highly mobile fighting, but he lost the battle of Ashingdon of 1016 (his Mercian allies deserted him) against Sweyn's son Canute, and died in the same year. Before his death, Edmund made an agreement with Canute giving Canute territorial concessions, including Wessex. Edmund was buried at Glastonbury.
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Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in 978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready, KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned 978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in 1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.
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Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in 978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready, KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned 978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in 1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.
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Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in 978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready, KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned 978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in 1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.
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Reigned 978-1016. Ethelred II acceded the throne of England in 978 and was called either Aethelred or Ethelred II the Unready, KIng of England. Reigned 979-1013 (deposed) and 1014-1016. In light of repeated Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld). He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death. Died during Canute's invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Ethelred II (reigned 978-1016) tried to buy off renewed attacks by the Vikings with money levied through a tax called the Danegeld. Eventually, in 1013 Ethelred fled to Normandy when Sweyn (the
Danish king's son) dispossessed him; and Ethelred returned to rule after Sweyn's death in 1014.

Ethelred married Elfflaed (Elfreda) Of Wessex in 985. Elfflaed (daughter of Thored Gunnarsson Ealdorman Of Deira) was born between 963 and 968 in Of Wessex, England; died in 1002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Aka Aelfgifu Of Wessex.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Aka Algifu Of Deira.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Aka Aelfgifu Of Coventry.; Fact 3
• Name: Algifu Of Deira

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Two possible fathers:
Ealdorman or Thored

Morcar married Ealdgyth (Edgitha) Of Mercia. Ealdgyth (daughter of Aelfthryth Of Tamworth) was born in 960 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact 1: Count Of Brunswick.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Marquis Of West Friesland.; Fact 2
• Alt. Birth: 960, Germany; Alt. Birth

Brunon married Gisele Dss Of Swabia. Gisele (daughter of Hermann Duke Of Swabia, II and Gerberge De Burgundy) was born on 11 Nov 995 in Of Schwaben, Bavaria; died between 14 Feb 1042 and 1043 in Utrecht, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 973, Of Schwaben, Bavaria; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Birth: 11 Nov 995, Germany; Alt. Birth