King Edgar

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:birthYear 943
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Glastonbury_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkb:Ethelred_II
gptkb:Eadwig
Eadred
Edmund
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Aethelstan
gptkb:Oswald_of_Worcester
Aethelwold
Dunstan
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support of the arts
Promotion of literacy
Encouragement of education
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:deathYear 975
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Edmund I
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:The_Book_of_Cerne
gptkb:The_Life_of_St._Dunstan
gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Kings_of_England
The Anglo-Saxon History
First_King_to_rule_over_a_unified_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edgar
gptkbp:knownFor Unifying_England
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future monarchs
Establishment of royal authority
Strengthening of the church's role in governance
Cultural_renaissance_in_England
Promotion_of_peace_and_stability_in_England
gptkbp:mother Alditha
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
gptkbp:politicalPosition Strengthening of the monarchy
Land grants to the church
Military_campaigns_against_the_Danes
Diplomacy_with_Wales
gptkbp:predecessor Edred
gptkbp:reform Monasticism
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
Monarchy
gptkbp:reignEnd 975
gptkbp:reignStart 959
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse Wulfrun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England