King of England Eadwig Eadwig (Edwy)

942 - 959  (17 years)

• Name	Eadwig Eadwig (Edwy)  [1]
  Prefix	King of England
  Born	942
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Oct 959	, Gloucesterhire, England, United Kingdon
  Person ID	I445669549	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	King of England Edmund, I,   b. 921, Wessex, England ,   d. 2 May 946, Pucklechurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 25 years)
  Mother	Saint Aelfgifu, of Shaftesbury,   d. 944
  Family ID	F259627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Edmund I., succeeded his uncle Edred in 955. He opposed the temporal power of St. Dunstan, called him to account for his share in the administration of the preceding reign, and banished him. A revolt broke out soon after in Mercia and Northumbria, promoted probably by the influence of Dunstan and his party, and Edgar was chosen king of those provinces. Edwy, by his marriage with Elgiva, who was related to him, deeply offended the clerical party, and Archbishop Odo, with the approval and support of Dunstan, separated them, not without acts of terrible cruelty. Elgiva was put to death, and Eadwig, not 19 years of age, died soon after, 959.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1806611686] Wikipedia, Link (Reliability: 3).