Edmund

Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century Edmund Tinashe Chari (1996) king of Cape Town