Eadwig the Unready

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_kings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:birthYear c. 941
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:conflict nobility
gptkbp:contemporary Dunstan
gptkbp:culturalHeritage historical texts
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in literature
gptkbp:deathYear 959
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Edmund I
gptkbp:finaleDate 955
gptkbp:foughtAgainst nobles
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated legacy
gptkbp:historicalContext 10th century England
post-Alfredian_England
gptkbp:historicalImpact influence on succession
gptkbp:historicalLegacy controversial figure in history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Medieval England
varied perspectives
various chronicles
effectiveness as king
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance controversial reign
various records
part_of_Wessex_lineage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eadwig the Unready
gptkbp:influencedBy religious leaders
Dunstan's_reforms
gptkbp:knownFor short reign
gptkbp:legacy poorly regarded king
gptkbp:mother Alditha
gptkbp:nickname the Unready
gptkbp:notableEvent dispute with nobles
gptkbp:notableFeature Dunstan_and_Ælfgifu
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation noble families
gptkbp:politicalParty internal strife
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
noble opposition
gptkbp:politicalRole king
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_England
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkb:King's_Lynn
4 years
monarchy
unstable rule
noble dissent
gptkbp:reignEnd 959
gptkbp:reignStart 955
gptkbp:spouse Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England