the All-Fair, King of England Eadwig

Abt 941 - 959  (18 years)

• Name	Eadwig
  Title	the All-Fair, King of England
  Birth	Abt 941	Wessex
  Gender	Male
  Controversial+Marriage	955	Wessex
  	Shortly before or after becoming king, Eadwig married Ælfgifu. The union was one of the most controversial royal marriages in 10th-century England.
  Title of Nobility	From 23 November 0955 to 1 October 0959
  	King of the English
  Forced+Annulment	958	Wessex
  	The church opposed the marriage of Eadwig and Ælfgifu. It was determined they were 3rd cousins and therefore too closely related to marry. After 3 years of matrimony they were forced to accept the annulment of their marriage by the Archbishop Oda of Can
  _FSFTID	L1KF-W7B
  Burial	Oct 959	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Death	1 Oct 959	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I41193	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	of England Edmund "The Magnificent",   b. 921, Wessex d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England (Age 25 years)
  Mother	Elgiva England,   b. Abt 922, Wessex d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F17096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ælfgifu of Wessex,   b. 870, Wantage, Berkshire, England d. 25 Aug 968, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Abt 955	England
  	Type: Annulled
  Family ID	F17097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

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  Burial - Oct 959 - Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth