Edgar
"Peaceful", King of England:
32nd great-grandfather
Son
of King Edmund I. King of the Mercians and Northumbrians in 957. King
of the West Saxons on 1 October 959, which effectively made him king
of all England. Efficient, peaceful, and unusually tolerant of local
customs. Supported his friend Saint Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury,
Archbishop Oswald of York, and Bishop Aethelwold of Winchester in
founding abbeys, and enacted penalties for nonpayment of tithes and
Peter's pence. Father of Saint Edward the Martyr.
Son
of King Edmund I. King of the Mercians and Northumbrians in 957. King
of the West Saxons on 1 October 959, which effectively made him king
of all England. Efficient, peaceful, and unusually tolerant of local
customs. Supported his friend Saint Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury,
Archbishop Oswald of York, and Bishop Aethelwold of Winchester in
founding abbeys, and enacted penalties for nonpayment of tithes and
Peter's pence. Father of Saint Edward the Martyr.