Edwy King Of England Age: 19 years940959

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Edwy King Of England
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Edwy King Of England
Birth 940 1

Marriage of parentsEdmund I King Of Wessex View this family
940

Birth of a half-brotherEdgar “The Peaceful” King Of England
944 (Age 4 years)

Death of a fatherEdmund I King Of Wessex
946 (Age 6 years)
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Death 959 (Age 19 years)

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    1. Edwy King Of England , son of Edmund I King Of Wessex , was born in 940 and died in 959 at the age of 19.

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BIOGRAPHY Eric Delderfield:

 "Eadred's nephew Edwy, [who reigned from] 955-959, accomplished little, being only fifteen who he ascended the throne.  His reign was marked by his animosity toward his uncle's treasurer, Dunstan, whom he banished; Dunstan was later to become Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Edgar.  A measure of the lack of confidence in which Edwy

was held is given by the Northumbrians and Mercians, who renounced their allegiance to him to favor his brother Edgar [who did indeed succeed him as king]."

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Record Change October 25, 1999

Burial 959 Winchester, England