Eadwig

Eadwig (d. 959), king of England (955-9). The elder son of King Edmund, Eadwig succeeded at about 15 on the death of his uncle Edred. Rivalry at court may explain opposition to his marriage to Ælfgifu, his cousin, and their separation in 958 on the grounds of consanguinity. Ælfgifu's brother Æthelweard in his Chronicon says Eadwig was known as ‘All-Fair’ and that he ‘deserved to be loved’.