Edgar Ætheling

Timeline

1. 1054–1065England · EnglandSon of Edward the Exile, born in Hungary. Around 1054 he returned to England with his family; as a close kinsman of Edward the Confessor, he was regarded as the most purely bred heir to the throne, but was too young to succeed during Edward's lifetime.
2. 1066London · LondonAfter Edward died in January 1066, some nobles held that Edgar had the most legitimate bloodline, but Harold Godwinson seized the throne first through his power. After the defeat at Hastings, the magnates of London briefly acclaimed Edgar as king, but the youth was powerless to organize effective resistance and the situation collapsed within days.
3. 1067–1126England · EnglandAfter William's conquest, Edgar repeatedly went into exile in Scotland and on the Continent, and also took part in anti-Norman uprisings. In his later years he gradually submitted to the Norman royal house, was granted some lands, and ended his days in a symbolic role; the Saxon line of legitimate succession was thereby effectively terminated.