Eadred

Eadred was the King of the English from 946 until his death. He was the son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu of Kent, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. Eadred came to the throne following the assassination of his older brother, Edmund I. The chief achievement of his reign was to bring the Kingdom of Northumbria under total English control, which occurred with the defeat and expulsion of Eric Bloodaxe in 954. Eadred died at the age of 32 having never married, and was succeeded by his 15 year old nephew, Eadwig.
== Background and Succession ==
Eadred was a son of Edward the Elder by his third marriage to Eadgifu of Kent, daughter of Sigehelm. He succeeded his elder brother Edmund I, who was stabbed to death in Pucklechurch, on St. Augustine day, 26 May, 946.
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