Edward of Wessex “the Confessor”, King of England
(1002-1066)

 

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1. Edith of Wessex

Edward of Wessex “the Confessor”, King of England

  • Born: 1002, Islip, Oxfordshire, England
  • Christened: 1008, London, England
  • Marriage (1): Edith of Wessex
  • Died: 5 Jan 1066, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England aged 64
  • Buried: 6 Jan 1066, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

   FamilySearch ID: MV96-DJH.


Edward married Edith of Wessex, daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex and Gytha Thorgilsdatter. (Edith of Wessex was born on 23 Jan 1030 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England, christened in Thanet, Kent, England, died on 18 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and was buried on 25 Dec 1075 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.)

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