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Edward the Confessor King of the English 1003–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1003

Birth Location: Islip, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 6 JAN 1066

Death Location: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Æthelred England

Mother: Emma Normandie

Spouse(s): Edith Wessex

Children(s): Athelreda Northumberland

The story of Edward the Confessor King of the English began in 1003 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England. Edward the Confessor King of the English married Edith Of Wessex, and had children including Athelreda Wessex Canmor Northumberland. Edward the Confessor King of the English passed away in 1066 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward the Confessor King of the English began in 1003 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Edward the Confessor King of the English married Edith Of Wessex, and had children including Athelreda Wessex Canmor Northumberland.
  • Edward the Confessor King of the English passed away in 1066 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward English's Ancestors

Self
Edward English
1003–1066
Birth Place: Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Æthelred the Unready, King of England
–1016
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Emma (de) Normandie
–1052
Normandy, France
Grandparents
Edgar (King of) England
Wessex
Ælfthryth
–1001
Lydford, Devon, England
Richard (Ier 'Sans Peur' de Normandie comte de) Rouen
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute- Normandie
Gunnor (Comtesse de) Rouen
–1031
Great-Grandparents
Edmund England
Ælfgifu England
Ordgar Mercia
–1002
Wulfrith Wessex
–1000
Guillaume Rouen
Sprota
–1005
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward English
Eadgifu Kent
Wynflæd Shaftesbury
Alpsius II
Mercia
–1002
Rollo Rouen
Poppa

Edward English's Descendants

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Edward (the Confessor King of the) English (1003–6 JAN 1066) m. Edith (Of) Wessex (23 JAN 1030–25 DEC 1075)
  1. 1. Athelreda (Wessex Canmor) Northumberland 1047–1084 m. Maldred (Dolfin) Offerton 1045–
    1. 1. Pere (Arkil Offerton) Fitzmaldred 1075– m. Gravelda (of) Dunbar 1075–1106
      1. 1. Deirdre (of) Dunbar 1094–1128 m. Gospatric (III Of Dunbar 2nd Earl Of) Lothian 1092–1166
        1. 1. Sybil (de) Dunbar 1124–1154 m. Gille (Brigte Angus 2nd Earl of) Angus 1118–1187

Edward English's Timeline

4 Records

1003
1003
Birth of Edward the Confessor King of the English in Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Islip, Oxfordshire, England
1008
1008
Age 5
Edward the Confessor King of the English was christened in London, England
London, England
1066
5 JAN 1066
Age 63
Death of Edward the Confessor King of the English in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England
1066
6 JAN 1066
Age 63
Burial of Edward the Confessor King of the English in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1003
    Event Place: Islip, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1008
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1066
    Event Place: Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1066
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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