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.
Father: , Edmund I
the Elder, King of England, b. 921
Mother: , AElfgifu
(St.)
Married
CIR 961 to ,
AEthelflaeda the Fair
Child 1:
, Edward
(St.) the Martyr, King of England, b. 963
Associated
with ,
Wulfryth (St), Abbess of Wilton
Child 2:
, Eadgyth
(St.), Abbess of Barking, b. ABT 962
Married
964 to ,
Aelfthryth (Elfrida)
Child 3:
, Edmund,
b. CIR 965
Child 4: , AEthelred
II the Unready, King of England, b. ABT 968
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