Younger son of King Edmund the Magnificent of England, Edgar the Peacemaker (also Edward the Peaceful) came to the throne in 959 on the death of his older brother Edwy the Fair. Edgar was only about 15 at this time. He depended for guidance on Dunstan, the abbot (later Archbishop of Canterbury) who had formerly been an advisor to Edwy until Edwy attempted to marry a woman who was a close relative. During Edgar's reign, he was able to secure tribute from northern Welsh princes, got the Scots rulers' goodwill be giving them the area of Lothian, and was acknowledged by the Danes in England as overlord, giving them partial autonomy. Edgar died 8 July 975 and was succeeded on the throne by his older son Edward the Martyr.