943 - 975 (32 years)
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| Name |
Edgar, [1] |
| Title |
King of England |
| Birth |
943 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Jul 975 |
Winchester, England  [1] |
| Burial |
Glastonbury Abbey [1] |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Coronation delayed (because Archbishop Dunstan disapproved his lifestyle) until 973 (at Bath);
with Dunstan he reformed monastic houses on Rule of St.Benedict; m. (1) Aethelflaed ("the
white duck"), dau. of Earl Ormaer, & had Edward the Martyr; m. (2) Aelfthryth, dau. of Earl
Ordgar, & had Aethelred II; also had daughter, Eadgyth (St.), Abbess of Barking, b. ca. 962,
by Wulthryth, "an inmate of the convent at Wilton", who declined marriage. Edgar's reign "is
often regarded as the highest point of effective power reached by the Old English monarchy...a
time of peace for the greater part of England." He is fame is due "to his lavish patronage of
the church, and to the encouragement which he gave to the great men, Dunstan, Ethelwold, and
Oswald, who in his reign were reviving monastic life in England." {-Encycl.Brit.,'56,8:484.}
Edgar reigned from October, 959 to 975. Edgar's reign is the setting of "The King's
Henchman," a play by Edna St.Vincent Millay (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927).
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| Person ID |
I1300 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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