Edgar The PEACEFUL

944 - 975  (31 years)

• Name	Edgar The PEACEFUL
  Birth	944	England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Konge
  Residence	England
  Death	975
  Notes	Edgar, called The Peaceful (944-975), Saxon King of the English (959-975), younger son of King Edmund I. In 957, during the rule of his brother, Eadwig, Edgar was chosen by the Mercians and Northumbrians to be their sovereign. One of his first act s was to recall the monastic reformer St Dunstan, whom Eadwig had exiled; Edgar subsequently made Dunstan Bishop of Worcester and London and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 959 Edgar succeeded to the entire English Kingdom. His reign was notable fo r the establishment of national consolidation, reformation of the clergy, improvement of the judiciary system, and formation of a fleet to defend the coast against the Scandinavian Vikings.1 1"Edgar," Microsoft(r) Encarta(r) 99 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  Person ID	I35455	Valdres Slekt
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Edmund I Av ENGLAND,   b. 921, England d. 946 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F13006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elfrida
  Children	+ 1. Adelråd II,   b. 968, England d. 1016 (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F13007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2007