Edwy (Eadwig) was King of England. At his coronation at Kingston in January 956, he left the banquet with Æthelgifu and her daughter Elgiva (Ælfgifu) A marriage between Edwy and Elgiva would have been uncanonical. He was forced to return to the hall by Bishop Cynesige and Dunstan who was later exiled.


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Location: Kingston, England, United Kingdom
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