ATHELING, Prince Edgar

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• Name	ATHELING, Edgar
  Prefix	Prince
  Birth	1036	Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1126
  WAC	16 Feb 1933
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
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  Person ID	I68512	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	ATHELING, Edward ,   b. 1016, Essex, England Essex, Englandd. 19 Apr 1057, London, Middlesex, England (Age 41 years)
  Mother	BRUNSWICK, Princess Agatha Von Princess of England ,   b. 13 Jul 1024, Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungaryd. 13 Jul 1066, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1045	London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married London, Middlesex, England.
  Family ID	F32451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Article Web sites Bibliography Related Content Contributors Edgar The Aetheling, (born , Hungary—died c. 1125), Anglo-Saxon prince, who, at the age of about 15, was proposed as king of England after the death of Harold II in the Battle of Hastings (Oct. 14, 1066) but instead served the first two Norman kings, William I, Harold’s conqueror, and William II. His title of aetheling (an Anglo-Saxon prince, especially the heir apparent) indicates he was a prince of the royal family; he was a grandson of King Edmund II Ironside. quizzes Lists Famous People in History Famous People in History British Culture and Politics British Culture and Politics Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? Structures of Government: Fact or Fiction? Prehistory and Origins: Fact or Fiction? Prehistory and Origins: Fact or Fiction? Characters in Literature Characters in Literature Ancient Egypt: Fact or Fiction? Ancient Egypt: Fact or Fiction? Exploring Russia: Fact or Fiction? Exploring Russia: Fact or Fiction? The United States of America: Fact or Fiction? The United States of America: Fact or Fiction? Famous American Faces: Fact or Fiction? Famous American Faces: Fact or Fiction? A Study of Greek and Roman Mythology A Study of Greek and Roman Mythology Chicago History: Fact or Fiction? Chicago History: Fact or Fiction? Walk Like an Egyptian Walk Like an Egyptian Early Aviation Early Aviation Emperors, Conquerers, and Men of War: Fact or Fiction? Emperors, Conquerers, and Men of War: Fact or Fiction? Gandhi and Indian History Gandhi and Indian History World War I Quiz World War I Quiz Famous Poets and Poetic Form Famous Poets and Poetic Form Getting Into (Fictional) Character Getting Into (Fictional) Character After the Norman Conquest, Edgar submitted to William I, although the new king was occupied until 1069 in crushing rebellions in favour of the aetheling. Edgar lived in Scotland (1068–72) with his brother-in-law, King Malcolm III Canmore, and then went into exile when William and Malcolm came to terms. In 1074 he submitted to William again, and in 1086 he led a Norman force sent by William to conquer Apulia, in southern Italy. Under William II Rufus, Edgar was deprived of his Norman lands in 1091, giving Malcolm an excuse for raiding the north of England. Edgar then mediated between the two kings. In 1097, acting on William’s orders, he overthrew Malcolm’s brother and successor, Donald Bane, a foe of the Normans, and installed Malcolm’s son Edgar on the throne of Scotland. About 1102 he went on a crusade to the Holy Land. He sided with Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, against Henry I in the struggle for the English crown. Edgar was captured by Henry in the Battle of Tinchebrai (Sept. 28, 1106), was released, and spent the rest of his life in obscurity.

  
  

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  [S983] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998).