Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameEdmund II "Ironside" , King Of England 
BirthBET ABT 989 AND 993
Death30 Nov 1016
Death Memoage 27
BurialGlastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England
FatherÆthelred II "The Unready" King of England (~968-1016)
MotherÆlflaed (Alfgifu) Queen of England (~968-1002)
Notes for Edmund II "Ironside" , King Of England
EDMUND II, IRONSIDE (1016 AD)
Edmund was King of England for only a few months. After the death of his father, Æthelred II, in April 1016, Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed king by the Londoners. Meanwhile, the Witan (Council), meeting at Southampton, chose Canute as King. After a series of inconclusive military engagements, in which Edmund performed brilliantly and earned the nickname "Ironside", he defeated the Danish forces at Oxford, Kent, but was routed by Canute's forces at Ashingdon, Essex. A subsequent peace agreement was made, with Edmund controlling Wessex and Canute controlling Mercia and Northumbria. It was also agreed that whoever survived the other would take control of the whole realm. Unfortunately for Edmund, he died in November, 1016, transferring the Kingship of All England completely to Canute. 13
King Edmund II (Ironside)
Born: 989
Father: AEthelred II the Unready, King of England
Mother: Elfreda (AElfgifu)
Reigned: April - November 1016
Died: 30 November 1016 (thought to be murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Edric)
He was married and had 2 children.
On his father's death Edmund was chosen king by a council of Anglo-Saxon kings and eldormen (The Witan) and proclaimed in early 1016. Cnut, had already been elected by a majority of Witan members meeting in Southampton. Edmund marched into Wessex and won three of the four battles there. He was finally defeated at Assandun (Ashington, Essex) . Cnut and Edmund agreed to split the kingdom in two but Edmund died 7 months later 'of natural causes' but it is thought that he had been murdered.
Edmund was King of England for only a few months. After the death of his father, Æthelred II, in April 1016, Edmund led the defense of the city of London against the invading Knut Sveinsson (Canute), and was proclaimed king by the Londoners. Meanwhile, the Witan (Council), meeting at Southampton, chose Canute as King. After a series of inconclusive military engagements, in which Edmund performed brilliantly and earned the nickname "Ironside", he defeated the Danish forces at Oxford, Kent, but was routed by Canute's forces at Ashingdon, Essex. A subsequent peace agreement was made, with Edmund controlling Wessex and Canute controlling Mercia and Northumbria. It was also agreed that whoever survived the other would take control of the whole realm. Unfortunately for Edmund, he died in November, 1016, transferring the Kingship of All England completely to Canute. 13
King Edmund II (Ironside)
Born: 989
Father: AEthelred II the Unready, King of England
Mother: Elfreda (AElfgifu)
Reigned: April - November 1016
Died: 30 November 1016 (thought to be murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law Edric)
He was married and had 2 children.
On his father's death Edmund was chosen king by a council of Anglo-Saxon kings and eldormen (The Witan) and proclaimed in early 1016. Cnut, had already been elected by a majority of Witan members meeting in Southampton. Edmund marched into Wessex and won three of the four battles there. He was finally defeated at Assandun (Ashington, Essex) . Cnut and Edmund agreed to split the kingdom in two but Edmund died 7 months later 'of natural causes' but it is thought that he had been murdered.
Notes for Ealdgyth (Algitha) (Spouse 1)
aka: EALFLAED