King Edgar the Peaceful

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:birthYear 943
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Glastonbury_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkb:Eadwig
gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkb:Edgar_II_of_England
Eadred
gptkbp:deathYear 975
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father Edmund I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edgar the Peaceful
gptkbp:knownFor unifying_England
gptkbp:mother Alditha
gptkbp:nickname the Peaceful
gptkbp:predecessor Edmund I
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
959
975
monarchical
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent cultural flourishing
consolidation of power
diplomatic marriages
support of the arts
strengthening of the monarchy
development of trade
influence on the church
patronage of monasteries
influence on future kings
support of the arts and culture
establishment of law and order
promotion of literacy
land grants to monasteries
peaceful reign
support of monastic reform
support of the papacy
establishment of royal justice
establishment of the royal navy
influence on the church hierarchy
involvement in continental politics
reform of the coinage
diplomatic_relations_with_Scotland
coronation_at_Bath
establishment_of_the_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
establishment_of_the_bishopric_of_London
influence_on_the_development_of_English_identity
involvement_in_the_Viking_wars
patronage_of_St._Dunstan
peace_treaties_with_Wales
support_of_the_Anglo-Saxon_church
support_of_the_Benedictine_Rule
gptkbp:spouse Wulfrun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_the_Martyr
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England