Eadred was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death in 955. He was the younger son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu, and came to the throne after his brother Edmund I was killed while Edmund's own sons were still children. Eadred suffered worsening ill health through his reign, never married, and died in his early thirties, after which the crown passed to his nephews, first Eadwig and then Edgar.
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Eadred (also Edred, c. 923-23 November 955) was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death in 955.
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he died in his early thirties on 23 November 955, at Frome in Somerset.
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Eadred was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death in 955.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born c. 923; died 23 November 955 (aged c. 32)
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