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Edgar became king of the whole of England when Eadwig died on 1 October 959, and his former tutor Æthelwold became one of the most powerful figures at court. He was probably in Edgar's personal service as an adviser from 960 until 963, when the king appointed him Bishop of Winchester. [74]
Apr 25, 2024 · Edgar (born 943/944—died July 8, 975) was the king of the Mercians and Northumbrians from 957 who became king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, in 959 and is reckoned as king of all England from that year. He was efficient and tolerant of local customs, and his reign was peaceful.
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Jun 15, 2023 · Edgar was born around 943 or 944 as the youngest son of King Edmund I and his first wife, Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. His older brother Eadwig – about whom very little is known with any degree of certainty – reigned in his teens between 955 and 959 and died before his twentieth birthday.
St. Edgar the Peacemaker (AD 943-975) Born: AD 943 King of Mercia & Northumbria King of England Died: 8th July AD 975. King Edgar was the youngest child of King Edmund the Magnificent and St. Aelfgitha. As a boy, he was fostered by Athelstan Half-King, the Ealdorman of East Anglia, and his wife, Aelfwin.
Feb 17, 2022 · Born: 7 August 943 AD, Kingdom of England. Died: 8 July 975 AD, Winchester. Full name: Edgar I. Nickname: the Peaceable. Spouse: Wulthryth. Children: Edward the Martyr, Æthelred the Unready, Edith of Wilton, Edmund Ætheling. Parents: Edmund I, Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
May 11, 2018 · Edgar (943–75) King of England (959–75), younger son of Edmund I. In 957 he succeeded his brother Edwy as king of Mercia and Northumberland. In 958 he recalled Saint Dunstan from exile and assisted in the revival of monasticism. His coronation (973) at Bath was the first of its kind.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. EDGAR THE PEACEFUL King of the English; b. 943; d. July 8, 975. The son of King Edmund and St. Alfgifu, he succeded his brother Eadwig in 959. During Edgar's reign England enjoyed internal stability and was spared foreign invasion.
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