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Succession by Edmund I

England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Athelstan939

England · House / House of Wessex

Athelstan died unmarried and childless, and his half-brother Edmund succeeded to the English throne.

Names involved

Athelstan

Provenance

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