<page_title> List of English monarchs </page_title> <section_title> House of Wessex </section_title> <table> <cell> Eadwig 23 November 955 – 1 October 959 (3 years, 313 days) <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 October 959 Aged about 19 <col_header> Death </col_header> </cell> <cell> Edgar the Peaceful 1 October 959 – 8 July 975 (15 years, 281 days) <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> King Edgar of England <col_header> Portrait </col_header> </cell> </table>
Edgar became King of England upon Eadwig's death in October 959.