Edgar Ætheling

Edgar Ætheling (sometimes referred to as Edgar II) (c. 1052 – 1125 or after) was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex. After the death of Harold II in 1066, Edgar was put forward as king by the Archbishop of York and the leading citizens of London with the support of Earls Edwin and Morcar, but he was never formally anointed. He was one of the English nobles who submitted to William the Conqueror at Berkhamsted. He was later involved in unsuccessful revolts against William. After the last of these, he renounced his English fiefdoms and migrated to Norman Apulia (modern-day Italy) and possibly partook in the First Crusade (or, at least, made pilgrimage to Jerusalem following its conquest). In later life, Edgar was entangled in Norman dynastic struggles before retiring to a quiet life in the countryside.

Family and early life