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Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II [a]) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. [1] He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York.
The fourth surviving legitimate son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, was created earl of Cambridge in 1362 and the first duke of York in 1385. Edmund's first marriage was to Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, daughter of Peter of Castile and María de Padilla, and sister of Constance of Castile ...
Edmund was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports on 12 June 1376 and held office until 1381. On 6 August 1385, he was elevated to Duke of York. [3] Edmund acted as Keeper of the Realm in 1394/95 when his nephew, King Richard II of England, campaigned in Ireland and presided over Parliament
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Edmund of England may refer to: Edmund I of England (921–946), King of the English, also known as Edmund the Elder; Edmund Ironside (died 1016), King of the English, also known as Edmund II; Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England; Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499–1500), son of King Henry VII ...
As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. By 1268 he is recorded as studying theology in the house of the Archbishop of York. King Henry III of England showed favour by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison.
The title Duke of York was first created in the Peerage of England in 1385 for Edmund of Langley. His son Edward , who inherited the title, was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The title passed to Edward's nephew Richard , the son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (who had been executed for plotting against King Henry V ).
Edward of Norwich was born c. 1373, likely at Langley, now Kings Langley in Hertfordshire.He was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (a younger son of King Edward III of England), and his first wife, Isabella of Castile (a daughter of King Peter of Castile).