Edgar, King of England

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Edgar in stained glass: Chapel of All Souls College, Oxford University

King Edgar or Eadgar I (~942 – 8 July 975) was the younger son of King Edmund I of England. He had the nickname, "the Peaceable", but was a stronger king than his elder brother, Edwy. He took the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia from Edwy in 958.

Edgar was recognized as king north of the Thames by Mercian nobles in 958, and officially took the throne when Edwy died in October 959. Immediately Edgar recalled Dunstan from exile and made him successively Bishop of Worcester, then of London and finally Archbishop of Canterbury.

Edgar is regarded as a Saint by the Catholic church.

Genealogy

Diagram based on the information found on Wikipedia

Edgar, King Of England Media

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  Coin of Edgar, pre-reform, Bust Crowned, moneyer Levinc, East Anglia

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  Edgar in the Regularis Concordiacode: la is deprecated , flanked by two figures, probably Æthelwold and Dunstan, and all three holding the manuscript

Other websites

• Medieval Sourcebook: Anglo-Saxon Dooms: Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine laws of King Edgar, a fragment
• Edgar of England At Find A Grave
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry

Preceded by Edwy

King of England 959–975

Succeeded by Edward the Martyr