| Name |
Edward |
| Title |
King of England, Saint |
| Suffix |
III, the Confessor |
Relationship | with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
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| Birth |
1002 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Edward, the Confessor |
| Occupation |
1042 to 1066 |
| King of England |
- Named for his piety and his foundation of a new Westminster Abbey. He lived in Normandy and his early reign was dominated by rivalry between his Norman favourites and his father-in-Law. After 1053 the Goodwins were in the ascendant. Edward's c hildlessness led ultimately to the Norman conquest
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| Stories and Notes |
King of England from 1042, the son of Ethelred II. He lived in Normandy with his mother Emma of Normandy's relatives until shortly before his accession to the English Throne. During his reign power was held by Earl Godwin of Wessex and his son Harold, while the king devoted himself to religion, including the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey (consecrated in 1065), where he is buried.
Edward died in January 1066 and his childlessness led to a struggle for power. The succession went first to Harold Godwinson and then to the conquest by William of Normandy nine months later at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066. Edward was canonized in 1161. |
| Death |
5 Jan 1066 |
Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom  |
| Person ID |
I3266 |
Enchanted Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
5 Sep 2020 |
| Father |
King of England Aethelred, II, the Unready, b. 968 d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (Age 48 years) |
| Mother |
Queen Consort of England Emma, of Normandy, b. 986, Normandy, France d. 14 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Apr 1002 |
Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
| Family ID |
F1787 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1002 - 1066 (64 years)
