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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Edgar the Peaceful
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|birth_date=August 7, 943
|birth_place=Wessex
|death_date=July 8, 975
|death_place=Winchester
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|office=King of England
|term_start=October 1, 959
|term_end=July 8, 975
|preceded=Eadwig
|succeeded=Edward the Martyr
}}
'''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]].