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Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England 1025–1075 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1025

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1075

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Godwin Anglo-Saxon

Mother: Gytha Sprakalegg

Spouse(s): Edward pope

Children(s):

In 1025, Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England entered the world in England, born to Godwin Earl Of Wessex Anglo Saxon And Gytha Thorkelsdottir Sprakalegg. Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England married Edward The Confessor House Of Wessex Anglo Saxon King Of England Only King Of England To Be Canonized Saint By The Pope. Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England passed away in 1075 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1025, Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England entered the world in England, born to Godwin Earl Of Wessex Anglo Saxon And Gytha Thorkelsdottir Sprakalegg.
  • Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England married Edward The Confessor House Of Wessex Anglo Saxon King Of England Only King Of England To Be Canonized Saint By The Pope.
  • Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England passed away in 1075 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Edith England's Ancestors

Self
Edith England
1025–1075
Birth Place: England
Parents
Godwin Earl of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon
1001–1053
Sussex, England
Gytha (Thorkelsdóttir) Sprakalegg
–1050
Halland, Sweden
Grandparents
Wulfnoth (Cild 'Thegn of) Sussex'
–1014
England
Thorgil (Thorkell 'Torkel the Fast' the Tall Sprakling, Danish Chieftain warlord; Cnute gave East Anglia to him to) rule
–1009
Great-Grandparents
Aethelmar Cild
–1015
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aethelweard Cild

Edith England's Timeline

2 Records

1025
1025
Birth of Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England in England
England
1075
19 Dec 1075
Age 50
Death of Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort England in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1025
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1075
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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