Edmund I, also called Eadmund I, was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was descended from Alfred the Great through his father Edward the Elder and his mother Eadgifu, and came to the throne after the childless death of his half-brother Æthelstan. He fathered two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, who were still minors when he was killed in a brawl with an outlaw at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire in 946. His younger brother Eadred succeeded him, and Edmund's own sons later took the throne in turn after Eadred died in 955.
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Death PlacePucklechurch, Gloucestershire 1 Partially Attested
Birth YearThe article gives 920/921 as his birth year without settling between the two. Role
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Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921-26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946.
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On 26 May 946, Edmund was killed in a brawl at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire.
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Edmund I, also called Eadmund I, was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 920/921; died 26 May 946 (aged 24-26)
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