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Edmund I
Edmund I (c.922–46), king of England (939–46). Edmund succeeded his brother Athelstan in 939. His prestige as a young warrior-prince who had fought victoriously by the side of his brother at Brunanburh (937), and the evidence of his law codes, suggests potential greatness as a ruler, but at the age of only 24 or 25 he was murdered by a private enemy at Pucklechurch (Glos.) on 26 May 946. Politically he had to face a revival of Scandinavian ambitions in the north. Olaf Guthfrithsson, king of Dublin (d. 941), invaded and forced Edmund, after arbitration which involved the archbishops, to yield control of much of northern England including the thriving Anglo-Danish community at York. Edmund found Olaf's cousin and successor Olaf Sihtricsson easier to deal with. He recovered the territory of the ‘five boroughs’ (Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, Stamford, and Leicester) in 942 when the Anglo-Danish inhabitants of that area clearly preferred the rule of the Christian West Saxon king to the more backward rule of the Irish/Scandinavian overlords. By the end of his reign Edmund had regained (temporarily, it is true) York and Northumbria, and had even started to take direct interest in continental affairs on behalf of his nephew, the French king Louis d'Outremer.
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JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-EdmundI.html JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-EdmundI.html |
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Mortimer, Edmund
Mortimer, Edmund (1351–81), 3rd earl of March and 6th earl of Ulster, pre‐eminent in the 1370s because of his inheritance of the lordship of Meath and his claim to Ulster and Connacht through his wife, the heiress to Lionel of Clarence and Elizabeth de Burgh. Mortimer combined the elements sought in many appointments of chief governor during a period of weak defence and financial crisis, having both private resources to supplement his stipend and a strong personal interest in pursuing an effective military campaign. First suggested as a suitable appointee in 1373, he arrived in Ireland as lieutenant in 1379 with a large military force. He achieved some success in Ulster, Connacht, and Meath, but unrest in Leinster and Munster drew him south in 1381. His sudden death at Cork in December 1381 prompted an extreme military crisis, leaving the lordship without effective leadership. Without his personal presence, the gains made in Ulster were soon lost.
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"Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-MortimerEdmund.html "Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-MortimerEdmund.html |
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Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Edmund Pendleton Gaines 1777–1849, U.S. army officer, b. Culpeper co., Va.; brother of George Strother Gaines. He spent his boyhood in Tennessee and at the age of 22 joined the U.S. army. He surveyed (1801–4) Gaines Trace between Nashville and Natchez. In 1807 he arrested Aaron Burr and then testified at the Burr trial in Richmond. For his service in the War of 1812 he received many citations. Sent as a commissioner to negotiate with the Creek, he served under Andrew Jackson in the Creek and Seminole campaigns. He later took part in the Black Hawk War and led an expedition against the Seminole in Florida. There he fell into dispute with Gen. Winfield Scott, and a court of inquiry censured them both. In command of the Western Dept. of the army at the opening of the Mexican War, Gaines faced a court of inquiry for calling for volunteers on his own authority. He defended himself so ably that the charges were dismissed.
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"Edmund Pendleton Gaines." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edmund Pendleton Gaines." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gaines-E.html "Edmund Pendleton Gaines." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gaines-E.html |
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Mortimer, Edmund
Mortimer, Edmund (1391–1425), 5th earl of March and 8th earl of Ulster. Following the death of the 4th earl in 1398, another long minority further weakened the Mortimer interest in Ireland, limiting the chances of effective control of the inheritance in Ulster and Connacht as well as Meath. At the same time, Edmund Mortimer's position in England was of unusual political interest. Recognized by the childless Richard II as heir presumptive, he was a potential focus for anti‐Lancastrian feelings under Henry IV. His first military service was in France, but his Irish interests made it inevitable that he would be required to support the defence of the lordship and in 1423 he was appointed lieutenant for nine years. He arrived in Ireland in late 1424, and had achieved the submissions of O'Byrne, O'Neill, and O'Donnell when in January 1425 he died at Trim of the plague. His estates passed to his nephew Richard, duke of York.
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"Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-MortimerEdmund1.html "Mortimer, Edmund." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-MortimerEdmund1.html |
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Edmund I
Edmund I (921–46) King of England (939–46). He succeeded his brother Athelstan as king. In his brief reign he defended Athelstan's territorial gains and reconquered (944) Danish-occupied Mercia. He sought to stabilize his north-west border against Danish raids from Ireland by presenting (945) the region of Strathclyde to his ally the King of Scotland, Malcolm I. Edmund appointed DUNSTAN as abbot of Glastonbury and supported his reform of organized monasticism. He was murdered by a convicted robber in a banquet brawl.
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"Edmund I." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edmund I." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EdmundI.html "Edmund I." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EdmundI.html |
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Edmund I
Edmund I (c. 922–46), king of England (939–46). Edmund succeeded his brother Athelstan in 939. His prestige as a young warrior‐prince who had fought at Brunanburh (937), and the evidence of his law codes, suggests potential greatness, but at only 24 or 25 he was murdered by a private enemy at Pucklechurch (Glos.) on 26 May 946.
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JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-EdmundI.html JOHN CANNON. "Edmund I." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-EdmundI.html |
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Edmund I
Edmund I (921?–46) King of Wessex (939–46). Faced with a Viking invasion, relinquished Northumbria and much of the e Midlands. Between 942 and 944, he regained most of the territory and reunited the kingdom.
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"Edmund I." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edmund I." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EdmundI.html "Edmund I." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-EdmundI.html |
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