Eadwig of England
E171724
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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eadwig | 8 |
| Eadwig All-Fair | 1 |
| Eadwig of England canonical | 1 |
| Eadwig, King of the English | 1 |
| King Eadwig | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1286527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Eadwig of England Context triple: [House of Wessex, hasNotableMember, Eadwig of England]
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Eadred of England
Eadred of England was a 10th-century king of the English from the House of Wessex who consolidated royal authority over Northumbria and helped secure the unification of England.
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Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
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Æthelred I of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex who ruled during the early Viking invasions and was the elder brother of Alfred the Great.
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Edmund I of England
Edmund I of England was a 10th-century king of the English, known for consolidating royal authority and defending his realm against Norse and Scottish threats.
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E.
Æthelweard
Æthelweard was a younger son of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and a member of the early English royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eadwig of England Target entity description: 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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A.
Eadred of England
Eadred of England was a 10th-century king of the English from the House of Wessex who consolidated royal authority over Northumbria and helped secure the unification of England.
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B.
Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
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C.
Æthelred I of Wessex
Æthelred I of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex who ruled during the early Viking invasions and was the elder brother of Alfred the Great.
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D.
Edmund I of England
Edmund I of England was a 10th-century king of the English, known for consolidating royal authority and defending his realm against Norse and Scottish threats.
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E.
Æthelweard
Æthelweard was a younger son of King Alfred the Great of Wessex and a member of the early English royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop Oda 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop Oda 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)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
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| successor | Edgar the Peaceful ⓘ |
| title | King of the English ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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