Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Saint
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Christianity
Miracles |
| gptkbp:born |
c. 941
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
|
| gptkbp:contemporary |
Dunstan
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence_on_later_English_monarchy
Venerated_as_a_saint_in_the_Catholic_Church. |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Anglo-Saxon_history
|
| gptkbp:depictedIn |
Art and literature
|
| gptkbp:died |
1 October 959
|
| gptkbp:father |
Edmund I
|
| gptkbp:feastDay |
1 October
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
10th century England
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Unification of England
First king to be crowned at Kingston upon Thames. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
St. Eadwig
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkb:Christian_monasticism |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Religious reforms
his short reign Short reign as king |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Veneration as a saint
Considered a martyr by some. |
| gptkbp:mother |
Alditha
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Military campaigns
Cultural patronage Political alliances Cultural exchanges Coronation ceremony Promotion of the arts Support for education Support for the arts and culture Promotion of trade Conflict with nobles Influence on church policies Support for the poor Encouragement of literacy Relations with the church Promotion of peace and stability Influence on future kings Influence on law and governance Establishment of monasteries Religious synods Relations with the continent Support of monastic reform Support for pilgrimage Death and canonization Diplomatic_relations_with_Scotland |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Edred
|
| gptkbp:reign |
gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames
gptkb:King_of_the_English c. 955 955-959 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:House_of_Wessex
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Ælfgifu
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Edgar_the_Peaceful
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:King_of_Mercia
gptkb:King_of_Wessex gptkb:King_of_the_English gptkb:King_of_England |
| gptkbp:veneratedIn |
gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church |