Edward the Martyr

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Edward the Martyr was a 10th-century king of England whose brief reign ended with his murder, leading to his veneration as a royal saint.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
Christian martyr
King of England
royal saint
associatedWith monastic reform movement in England
burialPlace Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury
surface form: Shaftesbury, Dorset

Wareham
canonizationStatus saint
causeOfDeath murder
centuryOfActivity 10th century
conflict political struggles between royal factions
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 962
dateOfDeath 18 March 978
dynasty House of Wessex
endTime 978
era Anglo-Saxon England
surface form: Late Anglo-Saxon England
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Anglo-Saxon
father Edgar the Peaceful
feastDay 18 March
19 March (some calendars)
givenName Edward
hasTitle Edward
surface form: King Edward

Edward the Martyr self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saint Edward the Martyr
languageOfWorkOrName Old English
mannerOfDeath homicide
mother Æthelflæd (consort of Edgar the Peaceful)
notableFor brief reign as king of England
veneration as a royal martyr
violent death at Corfe
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath Corfe Castle village
surface form: Corfe Castle

Dorset
positionHeld King of the English
predecessor Edgar the Peaceful
reignEnd 978
reignStart 975
relative Æthelred the Unready
religion Christianity
residence Kingdom of England
sexOrGender male
sibling Æthelred the Unready
startTime 975
successor Æthelred the Unready
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Wessex hasNotableMember Edward the Martyr
Æthelred the Unready sibling Edward the Martyr
Æthelred the Unready predecessor Edward the Martyr
Edward the Martyr hasTitle Edward the Martyr self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saint Edward the Martyr
King of Wessex hasNotableHolder Edward the Martyr
Edgar the Peaceful successor Edward the Martyr
Edgar the Peaceful child Edward the Martyr
St Edward King and Martyr Church namedAfter Edward the Martyr
St Edward King and Martyr Church dedication Edward the Martyr
this entity surface form: King Edward the Martyr
Saint Edward alternateName Edward the Martyr
subject surface form: Saint Edward the Martyr