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Edgar (or Eadgar; [1] c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu.
Edgar (born 943/944—died July 8, 975) was the king of the Mercians and Northumbrians from 957 who became king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, in 959 and is reckoned as king of all England from that year.
Jun 28, 2017 · Edgar, king in Mercia and the Danelaw from 957, succeeded his brother as king of the English on Edwy's death in 959. His death probably prevented civil war breaking out between the two brothers.
Jun 15, 2023 · King Edgar the Peaceful: The Forgotten Anglo-Saxon Ruler Who Shaped England. Stepping onto the historical stage in a time marked by political turmoil, religious fervour, and social flux, a young and determined figure known as King Edgar the Peaceful etched an indelible mark on the annals of history.
Jul 1, 2024 · Edgar (r. 1097-1107) Born around 1074, Edgar was the fourth son of Malcolm III and St Margaret. He found refuge in England on his father's death and, about 1095, William II of England recognised him as the rightful King of Scots. In return, Edgar agreed to hold Scotland as William's vassal.
Scottish Monarch. Name: King Edgar. Born: c.943. Parents: Edmund and Elgiva. Relation to Charles III: 30th great-grandfather. House of: Wessex. Ascended to the throne: October 1, 959. Crowned: May 11, 973 at Bath Abbey, aged c.30. Married: (1) Ethelfleda, (2) Elfrida.
King Edgar came to power in 959, uniting a fractured England and introducing a period of calm and stability, something unheard of in medieval kingship. He was born in 943 to King Edmund I and his first wife, Aelgifu of Shaftesbury.
