| Name |
Edgar |
| Title |
King of England |
Relationship | with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
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| Birth |
943 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Edgar, The Peaceful |
| Occupation |
957 |
| King of Mercia |
| Occupation |
957 |
| King of Northumbria |
| Occupation |
959 to 975 |
| King of England |
- The first King of a united England, which means Mercia, Northumbria and England. He allowed his Danish subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organ ising coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships. Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.
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| Stories and Notes |
King of all England from 959. He was the younger son of Edmund I, and strove successfully to unite English and Danes as fellow subjects. In 973 Edgar of England marched his army north to Chester. His navy meets him there via the Irish Sea. This show of strength persuades the Northern Kings to submit to his overlordship. Legend says he is rowed across the Dee by Kings Kenneth of Alba, Malcolm of the Cumbrians, Magnus of Man & the Isles, Donald of Strathclyde, Iago of Gwynedd, Princes Hywel of Gwynedd, Ithel and Siferth .
He recalled St. Dunstan from exile and made him Archbishop of Canterbury and his closest personal advisor. His reign was prosperous and peaceful and he is generally credited with the revival of the English church. |
| To Lady Kathleen |
27 x great grandfather |
| Death |
8 Jul 975 |
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom  |
| Burial |
Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Person ID |
I2091 |
Enchanted Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Sep 2020 |
943 - 975 (32 years)
