What is Edwy of England?
{{Infobox Monarch | name=Edwy All-Fair | title=King of England | image=Eadwig.jpg | succession = [[King of England]] | reign=23 November 955 — 1 October 959 | predecessor=[[Edred of England|Edred]] | successor=[[Edgar of England|Edgar]] | birth_date=940/941 | birth_place=[[Wessex, England]] | death_date=1 October 959 (aged 18/19) | death_place=Gloucester, England| | burial_place=[[Winchester Cathedral]], England | spouse=Queen Elgiva (annulled) | father=[[Edmund I of England|Edmund I]] | mother=Saint Elgiva }} '''Edwy All-Fair''' or ''Eadwig'' (940/941 – 1 October 959) was the [[Kingdom of England|King of England]] from 955 until his death. Edwy was the eldest son of King [[Edmund I of England|Edmund I]] and [[Canonization|Saint]] Elgiva. Edwy was chosen in 955 to succeed his uncle [[Edred of England|Edred]] as King. His short reign as King was marked by conflict. He had problems within his family, the [[Thegn|Thanes]], and the [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the leadership of [[Saint Dunstan]] and [[Archbishop]] [[Oda the Severe|Odo]]. Edwy died at the age of eighteen or nineteen, and was succeeded by his rival brother, Edgar, who re-unified the kingdom. {{start box}} {{succession box| before=[[Edred of England|Edred]]| title=[[List of English monarchs|King of England]]| years=955–959| after=[[Edgar of England|Edgar]] }} {{end box}} {{English monarchs}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:941 births]] [[Category:959 deaths]] [[Category:House of Wessex]] [[Category:People buried in Winchester Cathedral]]