Eadwig

Noble person

0941 – 0959

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Who was Eadwig?

Eadwig, more rarely Edwy, sometimes nicknamed All-Fair or the Fair, was King of England from 955 until his death four years later. The eldest son of King Edmund and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Eadwig was chosen by the nobility to succeed his uncle Eadred as King. His short reign was marked by ongoing conflicts with his family, thegns, and especially the Church, under the leadership of Saint Dunstan and Archbishop Odo.

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Born
0941
Wessex
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Died
Oct 1, 0959
Gloucester
Resting place
Winchester Cathedral

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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