Edgar the Peaceful

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:alliance Marriage alliances
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Aethelwold
gptkb:Wulfstan
Dunstan
gptkbp:birth_year 943
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Gloucester_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkb:Edmund
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Eadred
gptkb:Edmund_II
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Ethelred_II
gptkbp:crowned gptkb:King's_Lynn
973
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced English monarchy
gptkbp:date_of_birth 943
gptkbp:death 975
gptkbp:death_date 975
gptkbp:death_year 975
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:William_of_Malmesbury
gptkb:Asser's_Life_of_Alfred
gptkbp:historical_significance Promoted Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edgar the Peaceful
gptkbp:known_for Unifying England
peaceful reign
gptkbp:language_spoken Old English
gptkbp:legacy Regarded as a peaceful ruler
gptkbp:military_campaign Consolidated control over England
gptkbp:mother Alditha
Wulfrun
gptkbp:nickname The Peaceful
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eadred
gptkb:Edmund_I
gptkbp:regnal_name gptkb:King_Edgar_I
gptkbp:reign gptkb:monarchy
959
16 years
975
959 – 975
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Wulfrun_II
Wulfrun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_the_English
gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:title_held gptkb:King_of_the_West_Saxons
gptkb:King_of_the_Northumbrians
gptkb:King_of_the_East_Angles
King of the Mercians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Saxons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4