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'''Edgar the Atheling''' (c.1052-1125) was the grandson of [[Ethelred the Unready]] through Edward “the Exile”, Ethelred’s son, who had fled to Hungary during the years of [[Danish]]rule. Edgar was proclaimed [[king]] by the [[English]] in [[London]] immediately after the English defeat at the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.
His claim was ignored by [[William the Conqueror]] until he became active in the revolts of 1069-70 when his followers were mercilessly crushed. From 1074 he was allowed into William’s court, where he played a minor role in local affairs of state. He played a part in the [[First Crusade]]. Whilst proclaimed king, he was never accepted as such, had little realistic hope of ever becoming king, and is considered unimportant, even in the annuls of his age..
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'''Edgar the Atheling''' (c.1052-1125) was the grandson of [[Ethelred the Unready]] through Edward “the Exile”, Ethelred’s son, who had fled to Hungary during the years of [[Danish]]rule. Edgar was proclaimed [[king]] by the [[English]] in [[London]] immediately after the English defeat at the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.
His claim was ignored by [[William the Conqueror]] until he became active in the revolts of 1069-70 when his followers were mercilessly crushed. From 1074 he was allowed into William’s court, where he played a minor role in local affairs of state. He played a part in the [[First Crusade]]. Whilst proclaimed king, he was never accepted as such, had little realistic hope of ever becoming king, and is considered unimportant, even in the annuls of his age..
{{Nb english monarchs}}