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King Edward The Martyr
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Why isn't King Edward The Martyr known as Edward 1st? He was King in the 900s and Edward 1st was King in the 1200s. Edward the martyr's half-brother was Aelthelred 11 so numbering had been introduced at that time.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder
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Jack, that's what usually happens in practice - when she pops up in the news it's simply as "Queen Elizabeth"; you only add "the second" in the most formal settings; but her predecessor is (now) always Queen Elizabeth the First.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Martyr
http://en.wikipedia.o.../Edward_the_Confessor
Jack, that's what usually happens in practice - when she pops up in the news it's simply as "Queen Elizabeth"; you only add "the second" in the most formal settings; but her predecessor is (now) always Queen Elizabeth the First.
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