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Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope 1003–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1003

Birth Location: Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 05 Jan 1066

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

Father: Æthelred tribute

Mother: Emma Denmark

Spouse(s): Edith England

Children(s):

In 1003, Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope entered the world in Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Thelred Ii The Unready Mucel King Of England Ordered St Brice S Day Massacre Of Danish Settlers Following 991 Battle Of Maldon Thelred Paid Tribute And Emma Of Normandy Beauclerc Queen Consort England Denmark. Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope married Edith Of Wessex Queen Consort England. Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope passed away in 1066 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1003, Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope entered the world in Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, born to Thelred Ii The Unready Mucel King Of England Ordered St Brice S Day Massacre Of Danish Settlers Following 991 Battle Of Maldon Thelred Paid Tribute And Emma Of Normandy Beauclerc Queen Consort England Denmark.
  • Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope married Edith Of Wessex Queen Consort England.
  • Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope passed away in 1066 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Edward pope's Ancestors

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Edward pope
1003–1066
Birth Place: Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Æthelred II the Unready Mucel, King of England, ordered St. Brice's Day massacre of Danish settlers, following 991 Battle of Maldon, Æthelred paid tribute
–1016
Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England
Emma (of Normandy Beauclerc, Queen Consort: England &) Denmark
–1052
Normandie, France
Grandparents
Edgar (I 'The Peaceful' Ænglisc Cyning, King of) England
Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon England
Aelfthryth (Elfrida of Devon, Anglo-Saxon Queen of) England
–1000
Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon, England
Richard (I 'the Fearless' House de Normandie, Count of) Rouen
Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Gunnora (Haraldsdottir de Crepon, Duchess of) Normandy
–1033
Arques La Bataille, Seine Inferieure, Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Edmund England
Ælfgifu Shaftesbury
William Norse
Sprote I
–1005
Harald 960
Gyrithe Denmark
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
Edgiva Queen
Hrolf pagan
Poppa Christian
Hubert Vermandois
Gorm pagan
Thyre Denmark
Olof Sverige
Ingeborg Sula

Edward pope's Timeline

2 Records

1003
1003
Birth of Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope in Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1066
05 Jan 1066
Age 63
Death of Edward the Confessor House of Wessex, Anglo-Saxon King of England, only king of England to be canonized Saint by the pope in series of strokes led to his death, London, England
series of strokes led to his death, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1003
    Event Place: Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1066
    Event Place: series of strokes led to his death, London, 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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