Edgar "the Peaceful", King of England

ca. 942 - 975  (~ 33 jaar)

• Naam	Edgar "the Peaceful"
  Achtervoegsel	King of England
  Geboren	ca. 942	Wessex, England, United Kingdom
  Geslacht	Mannelijk
  	957
  	King of Mercia and Northumbria
  	959	London, England, United Kingdom
  	Edgar recalled St Dunstan, who returned in triumph and was appointed Bishop of Worcester, in 959 he became Bishop of London
  	okt 959
  	King of Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria
  	961	Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  	Edgar appointed St Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury
  	963	Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  	He reputedly killed Earl Ethelwald, his rival for Elfrida's affections, in 963, near present-day Longparish, Hampshire, after Ethelwold advised the king against marrying the beautiful Elfrida, but then married her himself.
  	973	Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
  	Coronation as king of England
  	975	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Following his coronation, Edgar travelled north to Chester, where he held court in a palace in a place now known as Edgar's field near the old Dee bridge in Handbridge. There he was met by eight sub-Kings of Britain whom he had summoned. Among them was Kenneth, King of Scots and his son Malcolm, King of the Cumbrians, Maccus, king of several isles and five others, named Dufnall, Siferth, Huwall, Jacob and Juchill
  Overleden	8 jul 975	Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  Begraven	aug 975	Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
  Voorouders
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Elasius,   geb. vóór 440  (15 x Overgrootvader)  Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury,   ovl. 944  (Moeder)
  Persoon-ID	I14553	Spinder
  Laatst gewijzigd op	30 sep 2024

  
  

  Vader	Edmund, King of England,   geb. 921, Wessex, England, United Kingdom ,   ovl. 26 mei 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom  (Leeftijd 25 jaar) Andere partners; Æthelflæd of Damerham  getr. 944
  Moeder	Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury,   ovl. 944
  Gezins-ID	F4951	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

  Gezin 1	Æthelflæd Eneda "the Fair",   ovl. ca. 960
  Kinderen	1. Edward (Eadweard) "the Martyr", King of England,   geb. ca. 962,   ovl. 18 mrt 978, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  (Leeftijd ~ 16 jaar)
  Laatst gewijzigd op	2 okt 2024
  Gezins-ID	F4954	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

  Gezin 2	Saint Wulfrida (Wulfthryth) of Wilton,   geb. ca. 937,   ovl. ca. 1000  (Leeftijd ~ 63 jaar)
  Getrouwd	Type: concubine
  Kinderen	1. Saint Edith (Eadgyth) of Wilton,   geb. 961, Kemsing, Kent, England, United Kingdom ,   ovl. 16 sep 984, Wilton Abbey, Wilton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom  (Leeftijd 23 jaar)
  Laatst gewijzigd op	16 mrt 2018
  Gezins-ID	F4955	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

  Gezin 3	Ælfthryth (Elfrida), Queen of England,   geb. ca. 945,   ovl. 17 nov 1000  (Leeftijd ~ 55 jaar)  Andere partners; Earl Ethelwald  getr. vóór 963
  Getrouwd	964
  Kinderen	1. E. + 2. Ethelred (Æthelred) "the Unready" of Wessex, King of England,   geb. ca. 966, England, United Kingdom ,   ovl. 23 apr 1016, London, England, United Kingdom  (Leeftijd ~ 50 jaar) ▻ Ælfgifu of York  getr. ca. 985;   Emma de Normandy, Queen of England, Denmark and Norway  getr. 1002
  Laatst gewijzigd op	16 feb 2023
  Gezins-ID	F4956	Gezinsblad  |  Familiekaart

  
  

• Gebeurteniskaart		Geboren - ca. 942 - Wessex, England, United Kingdom - Edgar recalled St Dunstan, who returned in triumph and was appointed Bishop of Worcester, in 959 he became Bishop of London - 959 - London, England, United Kingdom - Edgar appointed St Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury - 961 - Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom - He reputedly killed Earl Ethelwald, his rival for Elfrida's affections, in 963, near present-day Longparish, Hampshire, after Ethelwold advised the king against marrying the beautiful Elfrida, but then married her himself. - 963 - Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - Coronation as king of England - 973 - Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England, UK - Following his coronation, Edgar travelled north to Chester, where he held court in a palace in a place now known as Edgar's field near the old Dee bridge in Handbridge. There he was met by eight sub-Kings of Britain whom he had summoned. Among them was Kenneth, King of Scots and his son Malcolm, King of the Cumbrians, Maccus, king of several isles and five others, named Dufnall, Siferth, Huwall, Jacob and Juchill - 975 - Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Overleden - 8 jul 975 - Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Begraven - aug 975 - Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom  = Link naar Google Earth
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  Edgar (Old English: Ēadgār; c. 943—8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 until his death

  
  

• Aantekeningen

  Edgar was a very small man, recorded as being less than five feet tall, although possessing great personal magnetism. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describes him as being handsome and speaks highly of his achievements.