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Name King Edward the Peaceful of ENGLAND[15], 30G Grandfather
Birth 0944
Death 8 Jul 0975, Winchester, England
Burial Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
Father King Edmund I the Elder of ENGLAND (0921-0946)
Mother Saint AElfgifu (-ca0944)
Spouses
1 AElfthryth (Elfrida)[15], 30G Grandmother
Birth ca 0945, Lydford Castle, Devon, England
Death 17 Nov 1002, Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Burial Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
Father Ealdorman Ordgar of DEVON
Marriage ca 0964
Children AEthelred II "The Unready" of (~0968-1016)
Notes for King Edward the Peaceful of ENGLAND
Reigned 959-975. The first King of a united England. He allowed his Danish
subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and
encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organising
coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships.
Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because
St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.[15]
Notes for AElfthryth (Elfrida) (Spouse 1)
became a nun in 986.
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