Ædwig, King of England

Abt 942 - 959  (17 years)

• Name	Ædwig
  Nickname	the Fair
  Birth	Abt 942	England   [1]
  History	In 955, he was crowned King of England. He was only about 14 or 15 when he came to the throne, and a choice scandal soon developed. Ædwig left the coronation celebration with Æthelgifu and her daughter Ælfgifu for a private celebration in a bedroom. Both mother and daughter were trying to entice the teenage king into marriage. Abbot Dunstan and Bishop Cynesige found Ædwig "with his crown thrown aside, in the company of the two ladies." After a violent scene, Abbot Dunstan hauled Ædwig, crowned, back to the official feast. Æthelgifu, who was behind the seduction, never forgave Abbot Dunstan and was largely responsible for depriving him of his property and compelling him to leave the country. Ædwig married to Ælfgifu and her mother Æthelgifu appears to have stayed on as a mistress. Everyone was duly shocked and appalled.  [1]
  Married	Ælfgifu, the daughter of Æthelgif.  [1]
  Reign	From 955 to 959 (13 years)
  King of England
  Death	1 Oct 959	England   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Ædwig, King of England ,   b. Abt 942, England d. 1 Oct 959, England  (Age 17 years)   2. daughter + 3. Edgar, King of England,   b. 943, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 8 Jul 975, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 32 years) ▻ Æthelfæda the Fair,  m. 961 ;   Ælfthryth,  m. 965 ;   Saint Wulfryth, Abbess of Wilton
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (39 x Great Grandfather)  Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22413
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Edmund, King of England ,   b. Abt 922   d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England (Age 24 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Saint Ælfgifu   d. 944, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ædwig, King of England (Abt 942 – 959) 2Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 4Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 8Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 16Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 17Osburh(Abt 810 – 876) 9Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 18Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough 19Eadburh of Mercia 5Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 10Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent( – 902) 20Prince Sigeræd 21 11 22 23 3Saint Ælfgifu( – 944) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 942 - England Death - 1 Oct 959 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).