Edgar Ætheling

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Edgar Ætheling was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon prince and briefly proclaimed, though never crowned, king of England after the Norman Conquest.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon prince
claimant to the English throne
human
medieval English nobleman
ally Malcolm III of Scotland
Margaret of Scotland (Saint Margaret)
birthDate c. 1051
burialPlace unknown
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate after 1125
dynasty House of Wessex
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
father Edward the Exile
gender male
grandfather Edmund Ironside
historicalPeriod 11th century
12th century
honorificTitle Ætheling
languageSpoken Old English
militaryInvolvement expedition with Robert Curthose to Sicily and the First Crusade era campaigns (as a mercenary or companion)
revolts against Norman rule in northern England
mother Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile
name Edgar II (uncrowned)
Edgar the Ætheling
Edgar Ætheling
notableEvent Norman Conquest of England
flight to the court of Malcolm III of Scotland
involvement in the Harrying of the North resistance
participation in the 1069–1070 northern rebellions
submission to William the Conqueror at Berkhamsted
notableFor being the last serious male-line heir of the House of Wessex
never being crowned despite being proclaimed king
opposedBy William the Conqueror
positionHeld briefly proclaimed king of England
de facto claimant to the throne of England
predecessorAsClaimant Harold Godwinson
reignClaimEnd December 1066
reignClaimStart October 1066
religion Christianity
residence England
Norman court (periods of exile and submission)
Scotland
sibling Cristina, Anglo-Saxon nun
Saint Margaret of Scotland
sourceMention Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
successorAsKing William the Conqueror
supportedBy English witan in 1066
wasCrowned no
wasProclaimed king of England in 1066


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