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Edward (The Exile)

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 Born1016   Born At
 Died1057  Buried At
 FatherEdmund (II Ironside, King of the English 1016)  MotherEaldgyth
 Born1016 / 
 Died1057 / 
dward was the son of Edmund II (Ironside), king of England. When Edmund died and Canute became king in 1016, Edward fled to Hungary where he married into the country's ruling family. In 1053 Edward was invited back to England by (Harold Godwinson / Edward the Confessor ?) with his three children. Edward the Confessor had no children and Edward the Exile had an excellent claim to the English throne if the king died. Edward the Exile died shortly after arriving back in England in 1057. His death is a mystery, but may have been arranged by Harold Godwinson who was to benefit from the heir the throne's death. Edward's children including his eldest son, Edgar the Aetheling were brought up by Edward the Confessor, and Edgar was nominated as heir to the English throne.

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Edgar (The Aetheling)
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Margaret (of Wessex)

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Edmund (II Ironside, King of the English 1016)
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Father:Edmund (II Ironside, King of the English 1016) (b.981 - d.1016)
Mother:Ealdgyth (b.963? - d.1017?)
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 Edward (The Exile) (b.1016 - d.1057)
    +Agatha (of Brunswick)
        = Edgar (The Aetheling) (b.1052? - d.1126?)
        = Margaret (of Wessex) ( - d.1093)
            +Malcolm (III, Scottish King 1058-1093) (b.1031? - d.1093)
                = Edward (Prince of Scotland)
                = Edmund (of Scotland)
                = Edgar (King of Scotland 1097-1107) (b.1074? - d.1107)
                = Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
                |   +Sybilla (of Normandy) (b.1092? - d.1122)
                = Matilda Edith (of Scotland) (b.1080? - d.1118)
                |   +Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
                |       = William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
                |       = Matilda (Empress Maud) (b.1102 - d.1167)
                = David (I, King of Scotland 1124-1153) (b.1085 - d.1153)
                |   +Matilda (Wife of David I)
                |       = Henry (Earl of Huntingdon) ( - d.1152)
                = Mary (of Scotland) (b.1084? - d.1116)
                    +Eustace (III, Count of Boulogne) (b.1089 - d.1125)
                        = Matilda (of Boulogne) ( - d.1152)
 Edward (The Exile) (b.1016 - d.1057)
    +Agatha (of Brunswick)
        = Edgar (The Aetheling) (b.1052? - d.1126?)
        = Margaret (of Wessex) ( - d.1093)
            +Malcolm (III, Scottish King 1058-1093) (b.1031? - d.1093)
                = Edward (Prince of Scotland)
                = Edmund (of Scotland)
                = Edgar (King of Scotland 1097-1107) (b.1074? - d.1107)
                = Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
                |   +Sybilla (of Normandy) (b.1092? - d.1122)
                = Matilda Edith (of Scotland) (b.1080? - d.1118)
                |   +Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
                |       = William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
                |       = Matilda (Empress Maud) (b.1102 - d.1167)
                = David (I, King of Scotland 1124-1153) (b.1085 - d.1153)
                |   +Matilda (Wife of David I)
                |       = Henry (Earl of Huntingdon) ( - d.1152)
                = Mary (of Scotland) (b.1084? - d.1116)
                    +Eustace (III, Count of Boulogne) (b.1089 - d.1125)
                        = Matilda (of Boulogne) ( - d.1152)

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    • Edmund (II Ironside, King of the English 1016)
    • Edgar (The Aetheling)
    • Edmund
    • HAROLD (II, Godwinson, King of England 1066)
    • Canute (King of England 1016-1035)
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    1053    (Age: 37yrs)
    ...
    Edward the Exile invited to England

    Harold Godwinson invited the exiled Edward the Exile back to England in the hope that he could claim the English throne from Edward the Confessor.

    1057    (Age: 41yrs)
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    Edward (the Exile) dies

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