Edith of Wessex
Edith of was born in 1020 in
England
. Edith of's father was
Godwin Wulfnothson
and her mother was
Gytha Thorgilsdottir
. Her paternal grandfather was
Wulfnoth Cild
; her maternal grandfather was
Thorgils Styrbjornsson
. She had eleven brothers and three sisters, named
Swein or
,
Harold
,
Herbert
,
Morcar
,
Waltheow
,
Wulfnoth
,
Edwin
,
Leofwine
,
Gwrth or
,
Alfgar
,
Tostig
,
Gunhilda
,
Gytha
and
Elgiva
. She died at the age of 55 in 1075.
General Notes
After Edward's death, Edith commissioned a book, "The Life of King Edward (Vitae Aedwardi), which helped to establish Edward's reputation as a saintly figure.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Wulfnoth Cild
- d.UNKNOWN
Godwin Wulfnothson
- d.1053
Edith of Wessex
- b.1020 in England d.1075
Bjorn "The Old" Eriksson
*
- b.~ 0867 d.~ 0950
Olaf "Mitkg" Bjornsson
- b.0885 in Sweden d.0964
Styrbjorn Olaffsen of Sweden
- b.BET 908 AND 922 d.0986
Thrand of Sula
- b.~ 0863 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Ingeberg Thrandsdottir
- b.BET 886 AND 890 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Thorgils Styrbjornsson
- b.~ 0936 d.BET 1012 AND 1033
Gorm 'The Old' Dem Gammel
*
- b.~ 0880 d.BET 931 AND 956
Harold VII (or IV) Blaatand ' Bluetooth' Gormss
- b.~ 0958 d.0988
Thyra Danebod
*
- b.~ 0884 d.0935
Thyra Blauzahn Haraldsdottir
- d.18 Sep 1000
Olaf "Mitkg" Bjornsson
*
- b.0885 in Sweden d.0964
Gynrithe Olafsdotter
- b.~ 0930 in Denmark d.0982
Ingeberg Thrandsdottir
*
- b.BET 886 AND 890 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Gytha Thorgilsdottir
- d.UNKNOWN
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
Edith of's family with Edward "The Confessor" of England
Edith of and
Edward "The Confessor" of
were married in a religious ceremony about 1045.
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