Properties (40)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Baronet
|
gptkbp:ancestor |
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
|
gptkbp:birthYear |
941
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Waltham_Abbey
|
gptkbp:conflict |
Nobility of England
|
gptkbp:contemporary |
gptkb:Oda_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Wulfstan_of_Winchester Aethelwynn Dunstan |
gptkbp:deathYear |
959
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gptkbp:descendant |
gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
|
gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Wessex
|
gptkbp:father |
Edmund I
|
gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Early Medieval England
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Short reign marked by instability
First king to be crowned at Kingston upon Thames Influenced by powerful nobles Struggled to maintain control over the kingdom Part_of_the_transition_from_the_Anglo-Saxon_period_to_the_Norman_period His_reign_is_often_viewed_as_a_precursor_to_the_later_unification_of_England. His_death_led_to_a_more_stable_rule_under_Edgar His_reign_led_to_the_rise_of_his_brother_Edgar |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eadwig
|
gptkbp:languageSpoken |
gptkb:Old_English
|
gptkbp:mother |
Alditha
|
gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Eadwig_the_All-Fair
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Conflict with the nobility
Coronation in 955 Death in 959 Marriage to Ælfgifu Loss of support from the church Struggles_for_power_with_his_brother_Edgar |
gptkbp:predecessor |
Edred
|
gptkbp:reign |
gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames
Monarchy |
gptkbp:reignEnd |
959
|
gptkbp:reignStart |
955
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gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:successor |
Edgar
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gptkbp:title |
gptkb:King_of_the_English
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