Eadwig (Edwy) King of England 
Eadwig (Edwy) King of was born about 0940 in Wessex, England. Eadwig (Edwy) King of's father was Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England and his mother was St Alfgifu of England. His paternal grandparents were Edward "The Elder" West Saxon King of England and Eadgifu Meapham; his maternal grandparents were Sigehelm I Earl of Kent and Elfrida. He had a brother named Edgar I "The Peaceful" King of. He was the older of the two children. He died in 0959.General Notes
Eadwig, also spelled EDWY (d. 1 Oct 959), king of the English from 955 to 957 and ruler of Wessex and Kent from 957 to 959. The eldest son of King Edmund I (ruled 939-946) and the nephew of King Eadred (ruled 946-955), he was probably no more than 15 years old at the time of his accession.
Early historical sources are biased against Eadwig. According to one writer, he hated the great monastic reformer Dunstan because he made Eadwig return to his coronation feast which he had left in order to visit Aelfgifu, whom he later married. Although Eadwig drove Dunstan into exile, he evidently did not attempt to halt the monastic revival that the churchman had inspired. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians revolted and proclaimed Eadwig's brother Edgar as their king. For the next two years Eadwig controlled only the region south of the Thames. [Encyclopaedia Britannica]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0875 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 0924 in Farndon on Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England
- b.0920 in Wessex, England d.26 May 0946 in Pucklechurch, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England (killed)
- b.0871 in Kent, England
- b.0896 in Kent, Enlgand d.25 Aug 0968
- b.~ 0876 in Kent, England
- b.~ 0940 in Wessex, England d.0959
- b.0871 in Kent, England
- b.0922 in Wessex, England d.0944 in Shaftsbury Abbey, England
- b.~ 0876 in Kent, England
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