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Edward the Exile

July 04, 2023

Edward the Exile (1016 – 19 April 1057), also called Edward Ætheling, was the son of King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth. He spent most of his life in exile in the Kingdom of Hungary following the defeat of his father by Canute.

Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile depicted on a medieval genealogical scroll.
Born1016
Died19 April 1057 (aged 40–41)
England
SpouseAgatha
Issue
HouseWessex
FatherEdmund Ironside
MotherEaldgyth

Exile

After the Danish conquest of England in 1016, Canute had Edward, said to be only a few months old, and his brother Edmund, sent to the Swedish court of Olof Skötkonung[1][2] (who was either Canute's half-brother or his stepbrother), supposedly with instructions to have the children murdered. However, Olof was an old ally of Æthelred the Unready, the princes' grandfather, and he declined to kill them. From this point their fate is subject to speculation. Some reconstructions have them being sent by Olaf to the Hungarian royal court of King Stephen I, while others have the Kievan court of Yaroslav the Wise as their next destination, being sent not by Olaf but by one of his sons after Canute conquered Norway and Sweden in 1028.[3] Whether going there directly or indirectly they are thought to have been joined in the Kievan principality in the 1030s by another exiled prince, Andrew of Hungary.[4][3] Prince Andrew returned to Hungary in 1046 to retake the throne;[5] Edward and Edmund are likely to have accompanied him and fought with his army[6] and it is possible that they were present at his coronation.[3] A Hungarian estate with Réka Castle in the middle is called "Terra Britanorum de Nadasd", and local tradition attributes this name to a grant made by King Stephen of Hungary to the English Edward, which if true would place him in Hungary before Stephen's death in 1038.[7]

Return

On hearing that Edward was alive, Edward the Confessor recalled him to England in 1056 and made him his heir. Edward the Ætheling offered the last chance of an undisputed succession within the Saxon royal house. News of Edward's existence came at a time when the old Anglo-Saxon monarchy, restored after a long period of Danish domination, was heading for catastrophe. The Confessor, personally devout but politically weak and childless, was unable to make an effective stand against the steady advance of the powerful and ambitious sons of Godwin, Earl of Wessex. From across the Channel William, Duke of Normandy also had an eye on the succession. Edward the Exile appeared at just the right time. Approved both by the king and by the Witan, the Council of the Realm, he offered a way out of the impasse, a counter both to the Godwinsons and to William, and one with a legitimacy that could not be readily challenged.

In 1054 King Edward sent Ealdred, Bishop of Worcester, to the court of the German emperor to set in train negotiations with the king of Hungary for the return of Edward the Exile. Ealdred was not at first successful, and in 1056 Earl Harold Godwinson's journey to Flanders, and possibly on to Germany and Hungary, was probably undertaken to further negotiations. The Exile finally arrived in England in 1057 with his wife and children, but died within a few days, on 19 April, without meeting the King. He was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral.[8]

Family

Edward's wife was named Agatha; her origins are disputed.[9] Their children were:

Edward's grandchild Edith of Scotland, also called Matilda, married King Henry I of England, continuing the Anglo-Saxon line into the post-Conquest English monarchy.

Ancestors

Edward the Exile was a direct descendant of a line of Wessex kings dating back, at least on the pages of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, to the arrival of Cerdic of Wessex in AD 495, nearly a century after the withdrawal of the Western Roman Empire army legions from Hadrian's Wall, and including Alfred the Great in the English monarchs family tree.[10] Of his more immediate ancestors, all four of Edward's male-line ancestors shown in the diagram below were Kings of England before Canute took the crown and sent Edward into exile.[11]

Ancestors of Edward the Exile

See also

References

  1. ^ Onslow, Earl of, The Dukes of Normandy and Their Origin, London, 1945, p.161.
  2. ^ Anderson, Alan O.,Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers, 500 to 1286, London, 1908. p.94n.
  3. ^ a b c von Redlich 1940, p. 107.
  4. ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 69.
  5. ^ Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
  6. ^ Gillingham 2003, p. 35.
  7. ^ Gabriel Ronay, The Lost King of England: The East European Adventures of Edward the Exile, Boydell & Brewer, 2000 [1]
  8. ^ Keynes, Simon (May 1985). "The Crowland Psalter and the Sons of King Edmund Ironside". Bodleian Library Record. 11 (6): 363–364, 369, n. 31.
  9. ^ Lauder-Frost, Gregory M.S., FSA Scot.,"Agatha - The Ancestry Dispute" in The Scottish Genealogist, Edinburgh, Sept 2002, vol.xlix no.3, p.71-2.
  10. ^ Starkey, David (2004). The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings. Chatto and Windus. p. 88.
  11. ^ Ronay 1989, p. 10.
  • Gillingham, John (2003). Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2002. Anglo-Norman Studies 25. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer. ISBN 978-0-85115-941-6. OCLC 57614760.
  • Kristó, Gyula; Makk, Ferenc (1996). Az Árpád-ház uralkodói [Rulers of the House of Árpád] (in Hungarian). I.P.C. Könyvek. ISBN 963-7930-97-3.
  • Ronay, Gabriel (1989). The Lost King of England: The East European Adventures of Edward the Exile. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-541-3.
  • von Redlich, Marcellus D. R. (1940). "The Parentage of Agatha, Wife of Prince Edward the Exile". The National Genealogical Society Quarterly. 28: 105–109.

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Edward the Exile 1016 19 April 1057 also called Edward AEtheling was the son of King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth He spent most of his life in exile in the Kingdom of Hungary following the defeat of his father by Canute Edward the ExileEdward the Exile depicted on a medieval genealogical scroll Born1016Died19 April 1057 aged 40 41 EnglandSpouseAgathaIssueEdgar AEtheling Margaret ChristinaHouseWessexFatherEdmund IronsideMotherEaldgyth Contents 1 Exile 2 Return 3 Family 4 Ancestors 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksExile EditAfter the Danish conquest of England in 1016 Canute had Edward said to be only a few months old and his brother Edmund sent to the Swedish court of Olof Skotkonung 1 2 who was either Canute s half brother or his stepbrother supposedly with instructions to have the children murdered However Olof was an old ally of AEthelred the Unready the princes grandfather and he declined to kill them From this point their fate is subject to speculation Some reconstructions have them being sent by Olaf to the Hungarian royal court of King Stephen I while others have the Kievan court of Yaroslav the Wise as their next destination being sent not by Olaf but by one of his sons after Canute conquered Norway and Sweden in 1028 3 Whether going there directly or indirectly they are thought to have been joined in the Kievan principality in the 1030s by another exiled prince Andrew of Hungary 4 3 Prince Andrew returned to Hungary in 1046 to retake the throne 5 Edward and Edmund are likely to have accompanied him and fought with his army 6 and it is possible that they were present at his coronation 3 A Hungarian estate with Reka Castle in the middle is called Terra Britanorum de Nadasd and local tradition attributes this name to a grant made by King Stephen of Hungary to the English Edward which if true would place him in Hungary before Stephen s death in 1038 7 Return EditOn hearing that Edward was alive Edward the Confessor recalled him to England in 1056 and made him his heir Edward the AEtheling offered the last chance of an undisputed succession within the Saxon royal house News of Edward s existence came at a time when the old Anglo Saxon monarchy restored after a long period of Danish domination was heading for catastrophe The Confessor personally devout but politically weak and childless was unable to make an effective stand against the steady advance of the powerful and ambitious sons of Godwin Earl of Wessex From across the Channel William Duke of Normandy also had an eye on the succession Edward the Exile appeared at just the right time Approved both by the king and by the Witan the Council of the Realm he offered a way out of the impasse a counter both to the Godwinsons and to William and one with a legitimacy that could not be readily challenged In 1054 King Edward sent Ealdred Bishop of Worcester to the court of the German emperor to set in train negotiations with the king of Hungary for the return of Edward the Exile Ealdred was not at first successful and in 1056 Earl Harold Godwinson s journey to Flanders and possibly on to Germany and Hungary was probably undertaken to further negotiations The Exile finally arrived in England in 1057 with his wife and children but died within a few days on 19 April without meeting the King He was buried in Old St Paul s Cathedral 8 Family EditEdward s wife was named Agatha her origins are disputed 9 Their children were Edgar AEtheling c 1051 c 1126 Elected King of England after the Battle of Hastings but submitted to William the Conqueror Saint Margaret of Scotland c 1045 16 November 1093 Married King Malcolm III of Scotland Cristina c 1040 c 1093 Abbess at Romsey Abbey Edward s grandchild Edith of Scotland also called Matilda married King Henry I of England continuing the Anglo Saxon line into the post Conquest English monarchy Ancestors EditEdward the Exile was a direct descendant of a line of Wessex kings dating back at least on the pages of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle to the arrival of Cerdic of Wessex in AD 495 nearly a century after the withdrawal of the Western Roman Empire army legions from Hadrian s Wall and including Alfred the Great in the English monarchs family tree 10 Of his more immediate ancestors all four of Edward s male line ancestors shown in the diagram below were Kings of England before Canute took the crown and sent Edward into exile 11 Ancestors of Edward the Exile16 Edmund I8 Edgar the Peaceful17 AElfgifu of Shaftesbury4 Ethelred the Unready18 Ordgar9 AElfthryth2 Edmund Ironside10 Thored5 AElfgifu of York1 Edward the Exile3 EaldgythSee also EditHouse of Wessex family treeReferences Edit Onslow Earl of The Dukes of Normandy and Their Origin London 1945 p 161 Anderson Alan O Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers 500 to 1286 London 1908 p 94n a b c von Redlich 1940 p 107 Kristo amp Makk 1996 p 69 Engel Pal 2001 The Realm of St Stephen A History of Medieval Hungary 895 1526 I B Tauris Publishers ISBN 1 86064 061 3 Gillingham 2003 p 35 Gabriel Ronay The Lost King of England The East European Adventures of Edward the Exile Boydell amp Brewer 2000 1 Keynes Simon May 1985 The Crowland Psalter and the Sons of King Edmund Ironside Bodleian Library Record 11 6 363 364 369 n 31 Lauder Frost Gregory M S FSA Scot Agatha The Ancestry Dispute in The Scottish Genealogist Edinburgh Sept 2002 vol xlix no 3 p 71 2 Starkey David 2004 The Monarchy of England The Beginnings Chatto and Windus p 88 Ronay 1989 p 10 Gillingham John 2003 Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2002 Anglo Norman Studies 25 Woodbridge Boydell and Brewer ISBN 978 0 85115 941 6 OCLC 57614760 Kristo Gyula Makk Ferenc 1996 Az Arpad haz uralkodoi Rulers of the House of Arpad in Hungarian I P C Konyvek ISBN 963 7930 97 3 Ronay Gabriel 1989 The Lost King of England The East European Adventures of Edward the Exile Woodbridge Suffolk Boydell Press ISBN 0 85115 541 3 von Redlich Marcellus D R 1940 The Parentage of Agatha Wife of Prince Edward the Exile The National Genealogical Society Quarterly 28 105 109 External links EditEdward 18 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England Marek Miroslav Genealogy for Edward the Exile Genealogy EU Edward Atheling of Wessex Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward the Exile amp oldid 1161953542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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