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Edmund I "The Deed Doer" , King of England
- Born: 921, Wessex, England
- Marriage: Ælfgifu
- Died: 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire at age 25
- Buried: Glastonbury Abbey
 Cause of his death was murdered.
Another name for Edmund was the Deed-Doer, or the Magnificent.
Research Notes:
My information and source can be found at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Death Notes:
The following information from Wikipedia - Wikipedia
Edmund was murdered in 946 by Leofa, an exiled thief. He had been having a party in Pucklechurch, when he spotted Leofa in the crowd. After the outlaw refused to leave, the king and his advisors fought Leofa. Edmund and Leofa were both killed. He was succeeded as king by his brother Edred, king from 946 until 955.
Edmund married Ælfgifu, daughter of Wynflæd. (Ælfgifu died after 943 in Shaftesbury Abbey.)
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