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|term_end=July 8, 975

|term_end=July 8, 975

|preceded=Eadwig

|preceded=Eadwig

|succeeded=Edward the Martyr

|succeeded=[[Edward the Martyr]]

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'''Edgar''', known as '''the Peaceful'''  (943-975), king of [[England]] (959-975), the younger brother of [[Edwy the Fair|Edwy]] had been chosen king in [[Mercia]] and [[Northumbria]] in 957. On Edwy’s death, and the accession of Edgar to the throne of [[Wessex]], the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms were united under one ruler. Edgar immediately recalled [[St. Dunstan]] who had lived in exile during his brother’s reign and, two years later, appointed him [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].

'''Edgar''', known as '''the Peaceful'''  (943-975), king of [[England]] (959-975), the younger brother of [[Edwy the Fair|Edwy]] had been chosen king in [[Mercia]] and [[Northumbria]] in 957. On Edwy’s death, and the accession of Edgar to the throne of [[Wessex]], the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms were united under one ruler. Edgar immediately recalled [[St. Dunstan]] who had lived in exile during his brother’s reign and, two years later, appointed him [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].