Edgar of England
King of the English (r. 959–975)
King Edgar or Eadgar I (~942 – 8 July 975) was the younger son of King Edmund I of England. He had the nickname, "the Peaceable", but was a stronger king than his elder brother, Edwy. He took the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia from Edwy in 958.
Edgar the Peaceful | |
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King of England | |
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Reign | 1 October 959 – 8 July 975 |
Predecessor | Edwy |
Successor | Edward the Martyr |
Born | 7 August 943 Wessex, England |
Died | 8 July 975 Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Burial | Glastonbury Abbey, England |
Spouse | Ethelflaed and Elfrida |
Issue | Edmund Atheling Ethelred the Unready |
Father | Edmund I |
Mother | Elgiva |
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Edgar was recognized as king north of the Thames by Mercian nobles in 958, and officially took the throne when Edwy died in October 959. Immediately Edgar recalled Dunstan from exile and made him successively Bishop of Worcester, then of London and finally Archbishop of Canterbury.
Genealogy
changeOther websites
change- Medieval Sourcebook: Anglo-Saxon Dooms: Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine laws of King Edgar, a fragment
- Edgar of England At Find A Grave
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry
Preceded by Edwy |
King of England 959–975 |
Succeeded by Edward the Martyr |