Edward, King of England

Abt 1005 - 1066  (61 years)

• Name	Edward
  Nickname	the Confessor
  Birth	Abt 1005  [1]
  History	In 1042, he was crowned King of England  [2]
  Married	Edith, the daughter of Godwin, Ealdorman of Wessex and Gytha. He was crowned King of England in 1042 at England.3 He died in 1066 in England at age 61 years.1,3. [Edith, married Edward the Confessor, King of England] She died in 1075. They had no children.  [1, 3]
  Reign	From 1042 to 1066 (37 years)
  King of England
  Death	1066	England   [1, 2]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Edward, King of England ,   b. Abt 1005   d. 1066, England  (Age 61 years)   2. Alfred   d. 5 Feb 1037, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England + 3. Godgifu, Princess of England,   b. About 1010, England d. by 1049  (Age 39 years) ▻ Drogo of Mantes, Count of Valois, Amiens, and Vexin,  m. 7 Apr 1024 ;   Eustace II, Count of Boulogne and Lens,  m. After 1035
  Half siblings	7 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of Æthelred II and Ælfgifu )
  1. Athelstan,   b. Abt 986, England d. 1015  (Age 29 years)   2. Ecgbert   d. 1005, England + 3. Edmund, King of England,   b. 988 to 996, Kingdom of Wessex, England d. 30 Nov 1016, London, England  (Age 28 years) ▻ Ealgyth of Northumbria,  m. Aug 1015   4. Edred   d. Abt 1012   5. Edwy   d. 1017   6. Edward   d. Before 1004   7. Edith + 8. Alfgifu,   b. Abt 997 ▻ Uchtred, Earldorman of Northumbria;   Alfgar, Earl of Mercia   9. Wulfhilda   10. daughter   11. daughter, Abbess of Wherwell   d. After 1051, England   12. Edric
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Canute II and Emma of Normandy )
  1. Harthacnut, King of England   d. 1042
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Noe   (41 x Great Grandfather)  Gunnor of Crêpon,   b. About 936   d. 1027 or 1031, France  (Age 95 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22421
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Æthelred II, King of England,   b. 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, England (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emma of Normandy,   b. Abt 986   d. 14 Mar 1052 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward, King of England (Abt 1005 – 1066) 2Æthelred II, King of England(968 – 1016) 4Edgar, King of England(943 – 975) 8Edmund, King of England (Abt 922 – 946) 16Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 17Eadgifu of Kent(896 – 968) 9Saint Ælfgifu( – 944) 18 19 5Ælfthryth(945 – Abt 1000) 10Ordgar, Earldorman of Devonshire( – 971) 20 21 11Wulfrith( – Bef 981) 22 23 3Emma of Normandy(Abt 986 – 1052) 6Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 12William I, Duke of Normandy(Abt 900 – 943) 24Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 25Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 13Sporte de Bretagne 26 27 7Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 14Herfast de Crépon(911 – ) 28Senfrie 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1066 - England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1488] Barlow, Lundie W. "The Antecedents of Earl Godwine of Wessex" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXI, January 1957).