On This Day In History . 1 October 959 . King Eadwig died . . ◼ Eadwig, also spelled Edwy sometimes called the All-Fair, was King of England from 955 until his premature death aged about 19. . ◼ He was the elder son of King Edmund I & his Queen Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. Eadwig became King in 955 aged 15 following the death of his uncle Eadred. . ◼ Eadwig's short reign was tarnished by disputes with nobles & men of the church, including Archbishops Dunstan & Oda. He died in 959, having ruled less than four years. He was buried in the capital Winchester. His brother Edgar the Peaceful succeeded him. . ◼ Eadwig is known for his remarkable generosity in giving away land. In 956 alone, his sixty odd gifts of land make up around 5% of all genuine Anglo-Saxon charters. No known ruler in Europe matched that yearly total before the twelfth century, & his cessions are plausibly attributed to political insecurity. . 👑 Read more at www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #D1Oct #TheYear859 #KingEadwig #AngloSaxon #AngloSaxonS #HouseofWessex #History #KingofEngland #Historic #HistoryFacts #historybuff #EnglishMonarchy #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Gloucester, Gloucestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZ4OuZFl_d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dod874is9n6t
