Eadwig of Wessex

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:birthYear c. 941
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Wimborne_Minster
gptkbp:conflict Nobility of England
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkb:Oda_of_Canterbury
Dunstan
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
Symbol_of_early_English_kingship
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:deathYear 959
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:father Edmund I
gptkbp:historical_analysis Study of his reign's impact
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Viking_Age_England
10th century England
gptkbp:historicalEvent Coronation ceremony
gptkbp:historicalFigures Associated_with_Dunstan_and_Oda
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on future kings
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on the monarchy's development
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Early Medieval England
Controversy over his reign
Mentioned in various chronicles
Part of the Wessex dynasty's story
View as a weak king
Anglo-Saxon_period
gptkbp:historicalRecords Limited records available
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_unification_of_England
Transition_to_Edgar's_reign
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wessex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eadwig of Wessex
gptkbp:knownFor Short reign
gptkbp:legacy Short-lived reign
gptkbp:mother Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
gptkbp:notableEvent Coronation_at_Kingston_upon_Thames
gptkbp:politicalParty Disputes with the church
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
Alliances with nobles
gptkbp:politicalRole Monarch
gptkbp:predecessor Edred
gptkbp:reign gptkb:King_of_the_English
Monarchy
gptkbp:reignEnd 959
gptkbp:reignStart 955
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Ælfgifu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:King_of_Mercia
gptkb:King_of_the_English