Edmund III Edward III Ironside Prince of England King of ENGLAND, HRH

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He ruled 6 months. He was called Ironsides because he fought so hardagainst
the Danish King, Canute.
Source includes, but is not limited to:
Ancestral File and the IGI, International Genealogical Index,both
resource systems developed and solely owned by The Church of JesusChrist of
Latter Day Saints.
The English House of Wessex; Including Danes and Norman descent, apart of
Bloodline of the Holy Grail, by Laurence Gardner (1996) page(s) 416;ISBN
1-85230-870-2.
BIOGRAPHY:  King of England 1016.  Known as Edmund Ironside. His
wife was a sister of Ealdorman Aedric Streona of Mercia
He ruled 1016.  He was King of England only for a few months.
After the death of his father he led the defense of the city of
London against the invading Knute Sveinsson and was proclaimed
king by the Londoners.
See Note Page
BIOGRAPHY
Eric Delderfield:
Upon the death of his father... Edmund Ironside was chosen king by the Londoners.  The Witan in Southampton had other ideas, and elected a Dane - Knut, the son of Sweyn.  After a series of battles, and despite the victory of Knut at Ashingdon in Essex, a compromise was reached whereby Knut would rule Mercia and Northumbria, while Edmund would hold Wessex; the survivor would succeed to the whole. Knut did not have to wait long; within a few weeks Edmund was dead, and his sons had fled to Hungary.
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Record Change  October 26, 1999