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Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex 1020–1075 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1020

Birth Location: Wessex, England

Death Date: 18 DEC 1075

Death Location: Westminster, Abbey, London, England

Father: Godwin Ulfnadsson

Mother: Gytha Denmark

Spouse(s): Edward Confessor

Children(s):

Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex was born in 1020 in Wessex, England, the child of Godwin Ulfnadsson And Gytha Denmark. Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex married Edward The Confessor. Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex passed away in 1075 in Westminster, Abbey, London, England.

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Biography

  • Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex was born in 1020 in Wessex, England, the child of Godwin Ulfnadsson And Gytha Denmark.
  • Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex married Edward The Confessor.
  • Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex passed away in 1075 in Westminster, Abbey, London, England.

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Edith Wessex's Ancestors

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Edith Wessex
1020–1075
Birth Place: Wessex, England
Parents
Godwin Ulfnadsson
1001–1053
Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England
Gytha Denmark
1010–1054
Denmark
Grandparents
Wulfnoth Cild
–1015
Torgils ((Sprakling)) Styrbjornsson
–1020
Sverige or Uppsala, Sweden
Sigrid (Sprakling av) Halland
–1000
Halland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Styrbjorn Olafsson
Thyra Haraldsdatter
–1000
Harald Gormsson
Gyrithe Olafsdotter
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Olof Bjornsson
Ingeberg Thrandsdotter
–1040
Herbastus Crepon
Gunhild Olafsdottir
–1002
Gorm Knudsson
Thyre Danebod
Olof Bjornsson
Ingeberg Thrandsdotter.

Edith Wessex's Timeline

2 Records

1020
1020
Birth of Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex in Wessex, England
Wessex, England
1075
18 DEC 1075
Age 55
Death of Edith (Eadgyth) Wessex in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1020
    Event Place: Wessex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1075
    Event Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Abbey, London, England

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