Name |
Edward Ætheling |
Suffix |
Of England |
Nickname |
The Exile |
Birth |
17 Oct 1016 |
Wessex, England |
Gender |
Male |
Exile |
Nov 1016 |
- King Edmund Ironside died in November 1016 and Cnut became king. Cnut sent Edmund's infant sons, Edmund and Edward to Sweden with orders they be murdered, Edward was but a few months old. Instead the young princes were secretly sent to be fostered by King Stephen I of Hungary.
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Military |
1046 |
Esztergom, Hungary |
- In 1046 the English princes traveled with Andrew of Hungary, also an exiled prince, back to Hungary, fighting alongside him to regain his throne.
In 1046 the English princes traveled with Andrew of Hungary, also an exiled prince, back to Hungary, fighting alongside him to regain his throne.
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RETURNED TO ENGLAND |
1056 |
London, Middlesex, Englalnd |
- Having no heir of his own, upon learning Edward still lived, Edward the Confessor convinced him to return to London to be his Heir Apparent.
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192683790725:1030:204653251 |
_COLOR |
25 |
_FSFTID |
LDZ2-8G7 |
_UID |
4F068BABE23342D9B44113B5F813190AA648 |
Death |
19 Apr 1057 |
London, Middlesex, Englalnd |
- The Exile finally arrived in England in 1057 with his wife and children, but died within a few days, on 19 April 1057, without even meeting the King.
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Burial |
Aft 19 Apr 1057 |
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England |
Person ID |
I137998 |
World of Hyde |
Last Modified |
6 Feb 2024 |
Family |
Agatha Of Hungary, b. From Abt 1015 to 1035 d. Aft 1070, England (Age ~ 56 years) |
Marriage |
1043 |
Hungary |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Of Wessex, Queen Of Scotland, b. 8 Sep 1045, Mecseknádasd, Baranya, Kingdom of Hungary d. 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 48 years) |
| 2. King Of England Edgar Ætheling, II, b. Abt 1057, Hungary d. 1126, London, Middlesex, Englalnd (Age ~ 69 years) |
| 3. Edgar Edwardson, b. Abt 1051, Hungary d. 1125 (Age ~ 74 years) |
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Family ID |
F50612 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Sep 2025 |