King of England Eadwig (Edwy) "The Fair"

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Eadwig (Edwy) (955-59 AD) On the death of Eadred, who had no children, Eadwig was chosen to be king since he was the oldest of the children in the natural line of the House of Wessex. He became king at 16 and displayed some of the tendencies one could expect in one so young, royalty or not. Historians have not treated Eadwig especially well, and it is unfortunate for him that he ran afoul of the influential Bishop Dunstan (friend and advisor to the recently deceased king, Eadred, future Archbishop of Canterbury and future saint), early in his reign. An incident, which occurred on the day of Eadwig's consecration as king, purportedly, illustrates the character of the young king. According to the report of the reliable William of Malmesbury, all the dignitaries and officials of the kingdom were meeting to discuss state business, when the absence of the new king was noticed. Dunstan was dispatched, along with another bishop, to find the missing youth. He was found with his mind on matters other than those of state, in the company of the daughter of a noble woman of the kingdom. Malmesbury writes, Dunstan, "regardless of the royal indignation, dragged the lascivious boy from the chamber and...compelling him to repudiate the strumpet made him his enemy forever." The record of this incident was picked up by future monastic chroniclers and made to be the definitive word on the character of Eadwig, mainly because of St. Dunstan's role in it. Dunstan was, after that incident, never exactly a favorite of Eadwig's, and it may be fair to say that Eadwig even hated Dunstan, for he apparently exiled him soon after this. Eadwigwent on to marry AElgifu, the girl with whom he was keeping company at the time of Dunstan's intrusion. For her part, "the strumpet" was eventually referred to as among "the most illustrious of women", and Eadwig, in his short reign, was generous in making grants to the church and other religious institutions. He died, possibly of the Wessex family ailment, when he was only 20.

Family/Spouse: Queen of Wessex Ælfgifu (Elgiva) (Elfgiva). Ælfgifu (daughter of Æthelfrith and Ælfgifu) was born about 920; died in Sep 959 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Reigned 940-946

Murdered; an outlaw, Leolf, stabbed him to death at a banquet to St. Augustine. He expelled the Norse King Olaf from Northumbria in 944. He supported Dunstan in the reintroduction of the Monastic rule of St. Benedict.

Edmund married Alfgifu (Elgiva). Alfgifu was born about 922 in Wessex, Devonshire, England; died in 945 in Shaftebury Abbey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Reigned 899-924. He defeated the Danes (918), taking East Anglia, and
also conquered Mercia (918) and Northumbria (920).

He was called "Edward the Elder"; he ruled Wessex from 899 to 925.He fought the invading Danes along with his sister Aethelflaed. In 909 he defeated them at the battle of Tettenhall. According to the book, A Short History of England, by McElwee, p. 35, he had three wives and fourteen children.

Edward married of Kent Ælflaeda about 896 in Wessex, England. Ælflaeda (daughter of Ealdorman of Wiltshire Æthelhelm and of Risborough Æthelgyth) was born about 878 in Wiltshire, England; died in 920 in England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married of the Gaini Ealhswith in 868 in Winchester, England. Ealhswith (daughter of Ealdorman of The Gainas AEthelred Mucil and Eadburga) was born about 852 in Mercia, England; died on 5 Dec 905 in St Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Smyth says died 902.
Became a nun at widowhood. Reputed as a saint after death.

Æthelhelm married of Risborough Æthelgyth. Æthelgyth (daughter of King of England Æthelwulf and Osburga (Osburh)) was born about 858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]