Æthelred the Unready -, King of England

Abt 966 - 1016  (~ 50 years)

• Name	Æthelred the Unready -  [1, 2]
  Suffix	King of England
  Born	Abt 966  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Æthelred the Unready was a mistranslation of his name. It actually should be Æthelred the Bad Counsel. Æthelred means noble counsel so his name means Noble Counsel the Bad Counsel. It may have been given to him based on the bad advice he had received from his advisors. Æthelred was only about 10 when he followed his murdered half brother to the throne. Since Æthelred's mother was implicated in the murder, Æthelred did not receive the full support of his subjects. The first couple years of his reign were quit, but in 980 England was under attack by the Danes again. Little by little the Danes took more and more territory until 1002 when Æthelred ordered all the Danes in the country to be massacred in St. Brice's Day. That infuriated Sweyn, the Danish King, and in 1013 Sweyn over through Æthelred and made himself King of England. Æthelred was in exile in Normandy. When Sweyn died a year later, Æthelred was allowed to return as long as he promised to be a better King and not take any retribution. Æthelred was able to force Sweyn's son out. Shortly after that, the Danes were back and Æthelred had died.
  Died	23 Apr 1016	London   [1]
  Buried	Old Staint Paul's Cathedral, London, England
  Person ID	I2693	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Edgar the Peaciful -, King of the English,   b. 944, Wessex, England ,   d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Wessex, England  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Ælfthryth -, Queen of the Kingdom of England,   b. 945,   d. 1000  (Age 55 years)
  Married	965  [1]
  Family ID	F967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ælfgifu of York -,   b. Abt 970,   d. 1002  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	Abt 985  [1]
  Children	1. Æthelstan Ætheling -,   d. 1014   2. Ecgberht Ætheling -,   d. Abt 1005   3. Edmund Ironside -, King of England,   d. 1016   4. Eadred Ætheling -,   d. Bef 1013   5. Eadwig Ætheling,   d. 1017   6. Eadgar Ætheling -,   d. Abt 1008   7. Edith -   8. Ælfgifu -   9. Wulfhilda -   10. Abbess of Wherwellb -
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emma of Normandy -
  Married	1002  [2]
  Children	1. Edward the Confessor -, King of England,   d. 1066   2. Ælfred Ætheling -,   d. Between 1036 and 1037   3. Goda of England -
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 23 Apr 1016 - London  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Æthelred the Unready King of England 18 March 978 – 23 April 1016

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready