Eadwig of England

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Eadwig of England was a 10th-century king of the English whose short and turbulent reign was marked by political conflict with powerful nobles and church leaders.

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Eadwig 8
Eadwig All-Fair 1
Eadwig of England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century monarch
King of England
human
alsoKnownAs Eadwig All-Fair
linked to: Eadwig of England
associatedWith English Benedictine reform movement (indirectly, through opposition)
birthDate c. 940
burialPlace New Minster, Winchester
chronologicalPlacement reign followed that of Eadred of England
reign preceded that of Edgar the Peaceful
conflict political conflict with English nobles
political conflict with church leaders
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1 October 959
deathPlace England
era Anglo-Saxon England
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
father Edmund I of England
givenName Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
governmentForm monarchy
languageOfWorkOrName Old English
marriageAnnulledBy Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury
monarchType early medieval king
mother Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
notableAlly Æthelwold of Winchester
notableEvent division of kingdom between Eadwig and Edgar
notableFor conflict with powerful nobles and church leaders
notableOpponent Dunstan
Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury
occupation monarch
partOf English monarchy
linked to: English monarchs
positionHeld King of the English
predecessor Eadred of England
realm Kingdom of England
reignEnd 959
reignStart 955
religion Christianity
royalHouse House of Wessex
sexOrGender male
shortDescription 10th-century king of the English with a short and turbulent reign
sibling Edgar the Peaceful
spouse Ælfgifu (wife of Eadwig)
successor Edgar the Peaceful
title King of the English

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House of Wessex hasNotableMember Eadwig of England
Æthelred the Unready child Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Edmund I of England child Eadwig, King of the English
linked to: Eadwig of England
Edward the Elder child Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Æthelweard relative Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Edgar the Peaceful sibling Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Edgar the Peaceful predecessor Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Eadred of England successor Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Eadwig of England givenName Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England
Eadwig of England alsoKnownAs Eadwig All-Fair
linked to: Eadwig of England
Coronation Stone associatedWith King Eadwig
linked to: Eadwig of England