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Male Edward "The Confessor" of England Click to view Edward "The Confessor" of England in the family tree

Edward "The Confessor" of was born about 1005 in at Islip near Oxford, England.  Edward "The Confessor" of's father was Ethelred II of England and his mother was Emma of Normandy.  His paternal grandparents were Edgar I "The Peaceful" of England and Elfthryth; his maternal grandparents were Richard I of Normandy and Cunnora or Gunnor. He had a brother and a sister, named Alfred of and Goda of. He had six half-brothers and five half-sisters, and also a half-sibling of unknown gender, named Eadred of, Edmund II "Ironside" of, Aethelstan of, Edgar of, Egbert of, Harthacnut, Princess of, Abbess of, Edith of, Wulfhild of, Gunnhild of and Eadwig of.  He was buried in Westminster Abbey.


Edward "The Confessor" of's family with Edith of Wessex

‌Edward "The Confessor" of and Edith of were married in a religious ceremony about 1045.

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