Edgar the Peaceful

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Edgar the Peaceful was a 10th-century king of England known for consolidating the kingdom, promoting monastic reform, and presiding over a relatively stable and prosperous reign.

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Edgar the Peaceful canonical 17
King Edgar the Peaceful 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century English monarch
King of England
monarch
advisor Dunstan
Oswald of Worcester
Æthelwold of Winchester
associatedWith Benedictine Reform movement in England
Regularis Concordia
burialPlace Glastonbury Abbey
child Edward the Martyr
Æthelred the Unready
coronationDate 973
coronationPlace Bath
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 943
dateOfDeath 8 July 975
dynasty House of Wessex
era Anglo-Saxon England
father Edmund I
linked to: Edmund I of England
givenName Edgar
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages precursor
honorificEpiphet the Peaceful
knownFor presiding over a stable and peaceful reign
promoting monastic reform
supporting Benedictine monasticism
languageSpoken Old English
mother Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
notableWork consolidation of the English kingdom
placeOfBirth Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
placeOfDeath Winchester
policy centralization of royal authority
support for church reform
positionHeld King of the English
predecessor Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
reignEnd 975
reignStart 959
religion Christianity
residence Winchester
sexOrGender male
sibling Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
spouse Wulfthryth
Ælfthryth
Æthelflæd (wife of Edgar)
successor Edward the Martyr
title Bretwalda (overlord of Britain)
linked to: Bretwalda

King of the English

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House of Wessex hasNotableMember Edgar the Peaceful
Kingdom of Wessex hasKing Edgar the Peaceful
Anglo-Saxon England notableRuler Edgar the Peaceful
King of the English notableHolder Edgar the Peaceful
Benedictine Reform hasParticipant King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
Benedictine Reform supportedBy King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
Æthelwold of Winchester appointedBy King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
Æthelwold of Winchester closeAllyOf King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
Æthelred the Unready father Edgar the Peaceful
Edmund I of England child Edgar the Peaceful
Æthelweard relative Edgar the Peaceful
Edward the Martyr father Edgar the Peaceful
Edward the Martyr predecessor Edgar the Peaceful
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Edgar the Peaceful
Eadwig of England successor Edgar the Peaceful
Eadwig of England sibling Edgar the Peaceful
Coronation Stone associatedWith King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
Anglo-Saxon law associatedWithRuler Edgar the Peaceful
Saint Edward the Martyr predecessor Edgar the Peaceful
subject linked to: Saint Edward
Saint Edward the Martyr father Edgar the Peaceful
subject linked to: Saint Edward
Luitgarde of Saxony maternalUncle Edgar the Peaceful