Edgar the Peaceable ( Eng. Edgar The Peaceable ; 943 - July 8, 975 ) - King of England from the Wessex dynasty , who ruled in 959 - 975 years . The youngest son of King Edmund I and his first wife Elfgifu , brother of Edwig . Christian saint (Memorial Day - July 8 (21) in the Orthodox Church, July 8 in the Roman Catholic Church [1] ).
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| Coronation | May 11, 973 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Edwig | ||||||
| Successor | Edward the Martyr | ||||||
| Birth | 943 Wessex , England | ||||||
| Death | July 8, 975 Winchester , England | ||||||
| Burial place | Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury , Somerset , England | ||||||
| Kind | Wessex dynasty | ||||||
| Father | Edmund I | ||||||
| Mother | Elfgifu Shaftesbury | ||||||
| Spouse | 1st: Ethelfleda 2nd: Wulfrite 3rd: Elftrita | ||||||
| Children | From 1st marriage: son: Edward II From 2nd marriage: daughter: Edgita From the 3rd marriage: sons: Edmund, Ethelred II | ||||||
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In 958, the nobility of Mercia and Northumbria in the Privy Council proclaimed Edgar king of the territories north of the Thames , but he became a sovereign monarch only in October 959 , after the death of his older brother, King Edwig [2] .
Having ascended the throne, Edgar called from the exile of Dunstan (later he was canonized) - an influential abbot, who in the time of Edmund I probably possessed more power than the king himself. Edgar first appointed Dunstan as bishop of Worcester, then of London, and finally in 961 he elevated the abbot to the rank of archbishop of Canterbury .
Historical sources of that time mention that Dunstan did not approve of the young king’s lifestyle - Edgar was in love with Wulfrid, a nun from Wilton, who in 961 gave birth to his daughter - and refused to crown him. But despite disagreements, Dunstan remained Edgar's closest adviser throughout his reign.
Edgar avoided military conflicts, which earned him the nickname Edgar the Peaceable . In 970, he ceded the northern part of Northumbria to the Scottish king Kenneth II , which allowed for some time to relieve tension between the two warring peoples.
On May 11, 973, at the age of thirty, Edgar was crowned in Bath Abbey. Luxurious festivities were held in honor of the coronation. They were attended by six rulers of other areas of Britain, including the kings of Scotland and Strathclyde , who vowed to be Edgar's faithful vassals on land and water.
The king died on July 8, 975 in Winchester and was buried in Glastonbury Abbey.
Marriages and children
- Ельthelfleda, wife [3]
- Edward the Martyr , Edgar's successor to the royal throne
- Elftrita , wife
- Ethelred the Unreasonable
- Edmund
- Wulfrid's mistress
- Edgita (Edif) [4]
Notes
- ↑ Catholic Breviary, July 8 (Polish)
- ↑ Edgar, King of England // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Perhaps this is a so-called. married in a "Danish manner," that is, an unmarried union. See: Agamov A.M. Dynasties of Europe 400--2016: Complete genealogy of possessive houses. M., 2017.S. 80
- ↑ Edif // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 920-1014
- Ryzhov K. Edgar // All the monarchs of the world. Western Europe. - M .: Veche, 1999 .-- 656 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7838-0374-X .
- Oliver Goldsmith. History of England (translated by F. Silonov). Chapter III. The Danes invasion: from the end of the Seven Kingdom to the invasion of William the Conqueror (832-1066)
- Northern Europe // Rulers of the World. Chronological and genealogical tables on world history in 4 vols. / Compiled by V.V. Erlikhman . - T. 2.