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{{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.

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 before=[[Edred of England|Edred]]|
 title=[[List of English monarchs|King of England]]|
 years=955–959|
 after=[[Edgar of England|Edgar]]
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[[Category:941 births]]
[[Category:959 deaths]]
[[Category:House of Wessex]]
[[Category:People buried in Winchester Cathedral]]