House of Wessex
For earlier monarchs of Wessex see List of monarchs of Wessex
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Æthelstan 927–939 |
895 Son of Edward the Elder and Ecgwynn |
Unmarried | 27 October 939 Aged about 44 |
|
| Edmund I 28 October 939–946 |
c. 921 Son of Edward the Elder and Eadgifu of Kent |
(1) Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury two children (2) Æthelflæd of Damerham no children |
26 May 946 Pucklechurch Aged about 25 (Killed in a brawl) |
|
| Eadred 27 May 946–955 |
c. 923 Son of Edward the Elder and Eadgifu of Kent |
Unmarried | 23 November 955 Frome Aged about 32 |
|
| Eadwig 24 November 955–959 |
c. 940 Son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury |
Ælfgifu | 1 October 959 Aged about 19 |
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| Edgar the Peaceful 2 October 959–975 |
c. 943 Wessex Son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury |
(1) Æthelflæd c. 960 1 son (2) Ælfthryth c. 964 2 sons |
8 July 975 Winchester Aged about 32 |
|
| Edward the Martyr 9 July 975–978 |
c. 962 Son of Edgar the Peaceful and Æthelflæd |
Unmarried | 18 March 978 Corfe Castle Aged about 16 (Assassinated) |
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| Æthelred the Unready 19 March 978–1013 (first reign) |
c. 968 Son of Edgar the Peaceful and Ælfthryth |
(1) Ælfgifu of York 991 nine children (2) Emma of Normandy 1002 three children |
23 April 1016 London Aged about 48 |
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