Eadwig

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:birthYear 941
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
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
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:successor Edgar
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_English