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Eadwig (also Edwy or Eadwig All-Fair, c. 940 – 1 October 959) was King of England from 23 November 955 until his death in 959. He was the elder son of Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu, who died in 944.
Eadwig (died October 1, 959) was the king of the English from 955 to 957 and ruler of Wessex and Kent from 957 to 959. The eldest son of King Edmund I (ruled 939–946) and the nephew of King Eadred (ruled 946–955), he was probably no more than 15 years old at the time of his accession.
Aug 27, 2022 · Born around 940, as the eldest son of King Edmund I, Eadwig was destined to inherit the throne. He was the eldest of three children resulting from the union of King Edmund I and his first wife, Aelgifu of Shaftesbury. When he and his siblings were still very young, their father passed away.
Edwy of England, also known as Eadwig or All-Fai, was the king of England between 955 and 959. He was born in the middle of the 10th century in Wessex, England, as the eldest son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury.
Overview. Eadwig. (d. 959) king of England. Quick Reference. B. c .942, s. of Edmund and Aelfgifu; acc. Nov. 955; m. Aelfgifu, da. of Aethelgifu, c .956; d. 1 Oct. 959. A small boy when his father was murdered in 946, Eadwig succeeded his uncle in 955. His brief reign, dominated by palace intrigue, is hard to interpret.
Oct 10, 2009 · Eadwig died in 959, still in his teens, and was buried in Winchester. Edgar was at once accepted as king of the West Saxons and, as he was already king of the Mercians and Northumbrians, the kingdom of the English was restored.
Edwy (also known as Eadwig) was the elder son of Edmund and his first wife Elgiva (Ælfgifu). Edwy and his brother Edgar were young children when their father was killed during an attack by an outlawed thief on 26 May 946.
Jan 1, 2022 · Eadwig was far too young to be crowned king of such a battle-hardened land. Instead his uncle Eadred - his father’s 22-year-old younger brother - became king. King Eadred ruled for around nine...
Eadwig, also known as Edwy or Eadwig All-Fair, was the elder son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu. He ascended to the throne of England on 23 November 955 at about fifteen years of age and reigned until his death.
Edwy dies in Gloucester. Key facts about King Edwy (Eadwig) who was born c.940, including biography, historical timeline and links to the British royal family tree.
