He was succeeded by his half-brother Edmund.
Edmund I
FATHER: King Edward the Elder ( see here).
MOTHER: Edgiva of Kent ( see here, under King Edward the Elder ).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under King Edward the Elder ).
EDMUND I
Known as the Magnificent, he was born in c. 920/22. He succeeded his half-brother King Athelstan as King of England on 27 October, 939, and was crowned on 29 November, 939, at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. From 944 onwards, he was the effective ruler of the whole of England until his death.
Edmund I married firstly, in c. 940 (although no record exists as to where):
St Elgiva
Her origins are unknown. She died in c. 944 or 946 at Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, where she was probably buried (or, less probably, at Shipton Abbey). She has sometimes, erroneously, been described as Abbess of Wilton. After her death, she was popularly reputed a saint.
Issue of marriage:
1 King Edwy ( see here).
2 King Edgar ( see here).
3 Daughter ( name not known ), who married Baldwin, Count of Hesdin.
Edmund I married secondly,in c .946:
Ethelfleda
She was the daughter of Alfgar, Ealdorman of the Wilsaetas (Wiltshire?), and was perhaps born at Damerham, Wiltshire. After Edmunds death, she perhaps married secondly Athelstan, an Ealdorman. She later became a nun at Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, where she died after 975, when her Will was dated. She was buried in Shaftesbury Abbey.
EDMUND I
He was murdered on 26 May, 946, at Pucklechurch, Dorset, when an outlaw named Liofa stabbed him whilst he was dining in his hall. He was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.
He was succeeded by his brother Edred.
King Edred
FATHER: King Edward the Elder ( see here).
MOTHER: Edgiva of Kent ( King Edward the Elder , see here).
SIBLINGS: ( King Edward the Elder , see here).
KING EDRED
He was born in c. 923/5, and succeeded his brother Edmund I as King of England on 26 May, 946. He was crowned on 16 August, 946, at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. He expelled the Danes from England in 954, thereupon establishing his authority throughout England.
One authority states that Edred had issue, but gives no details. I have found no other evidence to support this. There is no record of his having been married.
KING EDRED
He died on 23 November, 955, at Frome, Somerset, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral. His bones are now in one of the mortuary chests there.
He was succeeded by his nephew Edwy.
King Edwy
FATHER: Edmund I ( see here).
MOTHER: St Elgiva ( see here, under Edmund I ).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Edmund I ).
KING EDWY
Known as the Fair, he was born in c. 941/3 (certainly before 943). He succeeded his uncle King Edred as King of England on 23 November, 955, and was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames c .26 January, 956. He was a weak king, and his authority was confined to Wessex from 958, his younger brother Edgar taking over the government of Northumbria and Mercia.
Edwy married, during the winter of 955/6 (although no record exists as to where):
Elgiva
Her father is unknown; her mother, Ethelgiva, of unknown origin, is said by some sources to have been Edwys mistress. The marriage was certainly frowned upon by the Church. Late sources state that it was annulled around 958, and that Elgiva was banished from court, possibly to Ireland, but these sources may be too late to be reliable. Elgiva died around September, 959, at Gloucester.
KING EDWY
He died on 1 October, 959, at Gloucester, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
He was succeeded by his brother Edgar.
King Edgar
FATHER: Edmund I ( see here).
MOTHER: St Elgiva ( see here, under Edmund I ).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Edmund I ).
KING EDGAR
Known as the Peaceable, he was born in 942/4. He took over the government of Northumbria and Mercia from his brother King Edwy in 958, and was styled King of those realms from that date. He succeeded Edwy on 1 October, 959, but was not crowned until 11 May, 973, as St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, would not agree to crown Edgar until he amended his way of life. The coronation, which took place in Bath Abbey, followed the new form of service devised by St Dunstan and based on European models. This is the form of Coronation Rite used, with modifications, in the 20th century.
Edgar married firstly, in c .961/2 (although no record exists as to where):
Ethelfleda
Known as the Fair, she was the daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer by his wife Ealda. Later sources allege that she was divorced by Edgar in c .964, so that he could marry his second wife, but this is probably a fabrication, and it is likely that Ethelfleda died in c .962/4, probably by 965 (although one unreliable source gives the date of her death as 972/3). She was buried in Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire, where she is said to have retired after her alleged divorce.
Issue of marriage:
1 King Edward the Martyr ( see here).
Edgar married secondly, in c .964/5 (perhaps earlier) (although no record exists as to where):
Elfrida
Alternatively known as Alstrita or Elstrudis, she was the daughter of Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon. She was born in c .945 at Lydford Castle, Devon. She married firstly, in c. 962/3, Ethelwald, Ealdorman of East Anglia ( d. 963), and had issue: