Edward the Confessor
King of House of Wessex
Edward the Confessor was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 until his death in 1066.
Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. He succeeded Cnut... Wikipedia
Born: Islip, United Kingdom
Died: January 5, 1066, London, United Kingdom
Buried: January 6, 1066, Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Edith of Wessex (m. 1045–1066)
Parents: Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy
Siblings: Edmund Ironside, Harthacanute, Alfred Aetheling, and more
Deposed date: 1066
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