Edwy SAXON, "The Fair"

Abt 940 - 959  (19 years)

• Name	Edwy SAXON
  Suffix	"The Fair"
  Birth	Abt 940	, , England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King of the English
  Death	1 Oct 959	, , England
  Notes	Reigned 955 - 959. Reportedly murdered by Canute. Alternatively, legend has it that he died of excess. His coronation had to be delayed while the Arcbishop of Canterbury dislodged him from a bed where he was lying between his sweetheart and her equally amorous Mother. {The Times 11 Jan 1995} Succeeded by his younger brother, Edgar. {Burke's Peerage}
  Person ID	I6847	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Edmund I SAXON, "the Magnificent",   b. IN 921, , , England d. 26 May 946, Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England (Age 25 years)
  Mother	Elfgifu (ELFGIVA),   b. 0924   d. IN 944 (Age ~ 19 years)
  Family ID	F2491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elfgifu (ELFGIVA)   d. IN 959
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart