Eadwig
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eadwig-167-5720478
title:
Eadwig
text:
Eadwig was King of England from 23 November 955 until his death in 959. He was the elder son of Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu, who died in 944. Eadwig and his brother Edgar were young children when their father was killed trying to rescue his seneschal from attack by an outlawed thief on 26 May 946. As Edmund's sons were too young to rule he was succeeded by his brother Eadred, who suffered from ill health and died unmarried in his early 30s. Eadwig became king in 955 aged about fifteen an
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King of England from 955 to 959
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadwig
date created:
2002-02-24T09:56:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T08:43:00Z
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