Edgar Ætheling
Edgar Ætheling or Edgar II (c. 1052 – 1125 or after) was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex. He was elected King of England by the Witan in 1066 but never crowned.
Edgar Ætheling | |
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Edgar, from an illuminated tree of the family of Edmund Ironside | |
King of the English (aspirant) | |
Reign | After 14 October – early December 1066 |
Predecessor | Harold II |
Successor | William I |
Born | c. 1052 Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | in or after 1125 |
House | Wessex |
Father | Edward the Exile |
Mother | Agatha |
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