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King Edred (946 - 955)
Family Tree of King Edred Born: c.923 House of: Wessex Ascended to the throne: May 26, 946 Crowned: August 16, 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames Died: November 23, 955 at Frome, Somerset Buried at: Winchester Reigned for: 9 years 5 months 28 days
King Edred was born in about 923 AD, a son of King Edward the Elder by his third marriage. He succeeded his brother, King Edmund I, in 946. Like both his elder brothers, Edred enjoyed military success over the Vikings. However, Edred was a strongly religious man with bad health (he had a stomach ailment and could barely eat). He died on November 23, 955, at Frome in Somerset, and was buried at Winchester. He was succeeded by his nephew, King Edwy.
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954 | Expulsion of Eric Bloodaxe, last Danish king of York |
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