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Eadwig

King of England
Years: 941 - 959

Eadwig, more rarely Edwy (941?

– 1 October 959), sometimes nicknamed All-Fair or the Fair, is King of England from 955 until his death four years later.

The eldest son of King Edmund and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Eadwig is chosen by the nobility to succeed his uncle Eadred as King.

His short reign is marked by ongoing conflicts with his family, thegns, and especially the Church, under the leadership of Saint Dunstan and Archbishop Odo.