Edward the Martyr, English king (born 962)

Edward the Martyr

King of the English from 975 to 978

Edward the Martyr was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar. On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's supporters and those of his younger half-brother, the future King Æthelred the…