King Edmund 11 was born : c.990.
Surnamed "Ironside" for his efforts to fend off the Danish invasion led by King Canute.
Edmund was the second son of King ethelred II (also known as Ethelred the Unready) and his first wife, Elfgifu of Northumbria.
He had three brothers, the elder being Æthelstan, and the younger two being Eadred and Ecgbert.
His mother was dead by 996, and his father remarried twice.
Ascended the Throne : April 23, 1016.
Coronation : St Pauls Cathedral, London, c.25 April, 1016.
Married : Edith.
Children : Two sons.
King Edmund 11 died probably in London, November 30, 1016.
King Edmund 11 was buried at Glastonbury Abbey.
His territories were ceded to Canute who then became king of England.
British Royalty
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