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Edwy

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Edwy (ĕd`wē) or Eadwig (ĕd`wĭg), d. 959, king of the English (955–57) and king of Wessex (955–59), son of Edmund. He succeeded his uncle, Edred as king of the English, but in 957, Mercia and Northumbria shifted their allegiance to his brother Edgar Edgar or Eadgar , 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother Edwy and chose Edgar as their king.
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. Little is known of his short reign, except that he quarreled with and exiled St. Dunstan Dunstan, Saint , c.910–88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960–88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King Edmund of Wessex.
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. Edwy was succeeded in Wessex by Edgar.


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