Individual Details
Eadgar 'the Peaceful'
(Bet 942 and 944 - 8 Jul 975)
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Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England1
M, #102421, b. between 942 and 944, d. 8 July 975
Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England was born between 942 and 944.2 He was the son of Eadmund I, King of England and Ælfgifu (?).3 He married, secondly, Wulfthryth (?).3 He married, firstly, Æthelflæd 'the Fair' (?), daughter of Ordmær, Ealdorman and Ealda (?), between 961 and 962.2 He married, thirdly, Ælfthryth (?), daughter of Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon, between 964 and 965.2 He died on 8 July 975 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.4 He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England.4
He gained the title of King Eadgar of Northumbria and Mercia in 958.1 He succeeded to the title of King Eadgar of England on 1 October 959.1 He was crowned King of England on 11 May 973 at Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England. This ceremony did not occur earlier as St. Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, would not agree to crown Edgar until he amended his way of life.2
Edgar was the younger brother of Edwy the previous king. Dunstan, who had been exiled by Edwy, was recalled and appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Dunstan organised an elaborate coronation for Edgar at Bath and afterwards had a powerful influence on the King. Edgar associated himself closely with the Church and his reign was peaceful and the country was well organised, having a common system of weights, measures and coinage. The courts of justice functioned well and both education and literature flourished. In 973 all the lesser kings, including the Welsh princes, promised allegiance and eight of them made a symbolic gesture by rowing a barge with the King at the helm upon the River Dee. This was a golden era.
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Wulfthryth (?)
Eadgyth (?)3 d. b 988
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Saint Wulfrida (?)
Saint Edith (?)4 b. c 962, d. c 984
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Æthelflæd 'the Fair' (?)
St. Edward 'the Martyr', King of England3 b. bt 962 - 963, d. 18 Mar 978
Children of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Ælfthryth (?)
Edmund Atheling (?)3 b. c 965, d. bt 970 - 972
Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England+3 b. bt 966 - 969, d. 23 Apr 1016
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 18. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 19.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 20.
Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England1
M, #102421, b. between 942 and 944, d. 8 July 975
Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England was born between 942 and 944.2 He was the son of Eadmund I, King of England and Ælfgifu (?).3 He married, secondly, Wulfthryth (?).3 He married, firstly, Æthelflæd 'the Fair' (?), daughter of Ordmær, Ealdorman and Ealda (?), between 961 and 962.2 He married, thirdly, Ælfthryth (?), daughter of Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon, between 964 and 965.2 He died on 8 July 975 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.4 He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England.4
He gained the title of King Eadgar of Northumbria and Mercia in 958.1 He succeeded to the title of King Eadgar of England on 1 October 959.1 He was crowned King of England on 11 May 973 at Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England. This ceremony did not occur earlier as St. Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, would not agree to crown Edgar until he amended his way of life.2
Edgar was the younger brother of Edwy the previous king. Dunstan, who had been exiled by Edwy, was recalled and appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Dunstan organised an elaborate coronation for Edgar at Bath and afterwards had a powerful influence on the King. Edgar associated himself closely with the Church and his reign was peaceful and the country was well organised, having a common system of weights, measures and coinage. The courts of justice functioned well and both education and literature flourished. In 973 all the lesser kings, including the Welsh princes, promised allegiance and eight of them made a symbolic gesture by rowing a barge with the King at the helm upon the River Dee. This was a golden era.
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Wulfthryth (?)
Eadgyth (?)3 d. b 988
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Saint Wulfrida (?)
Saint Edith (?)4 b. c 962, d. c 984
Child of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Æthelflæd 'the Fair' (?)
St. Edward 'the Martyr', King of England3 b. bt 962 - 963, d. 18 Mar 978
Children of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Ælfthryth (?)
Edmund Atheling (?)3 b. c 965, d. bt 970 - 972
Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England+3 b. bt 966 - 969, d. 23 Apr 1016
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 18. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 19.
[S52] G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville, The Queen's Lineage: from A.D. 495 to the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London , U.K.: Rex Collings, 1977), page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Queen's Lineage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 20.
Events
| Birth | Bet 942 and 944 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 959 | King of England | |||
| Death | 8 Jul 975 |
Families
| Spouse | Ælfthryth (945 - 1002) |
| Child | Æthelred II "the Unready" (966 - 1016) |
| Father | Eadmund I "the Elder" (920 - 946) |
| Mother | Ælfgifu (? ( - 944) |