Edward “The Confessor” (King of England)

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Edward “The Confessor” (King of England)

Edward, known as The Confessor, was born in 1004.

Birth Notes

The Confessor's father was Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England) and his mother was Emma of Normandy. His paternal grandparents were Edgar I “The Peaceful” (King of England) and Ælfthryth; his maternal grandparents were Richard I “The Fearless” (3rd Duke of Normandy) and Gonnor (Gunhilda) de Crepon. He had a brother and a sister, named Alfred and Goda. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Ironside, Harthacnut, Ælfgifu and Gunhilda. He died at the age of 62 in 1066.

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Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Alfred I “The Great” (King of Wessex)^*
  - b.0849 d.0899
  
  Edward “The Elder” (King of Wessex)
  - b.0874 d.0924
  
  Ealswith
  - d.0902
  
  Edmund I (King of England)
  - b.0921 d.0946
  
  Eadgifu of Kent
  - b.0903 d.0957
  
  Edgar I “The Peaceful” (King of England)
  - b.0943 d.08 Jul 0975
  
  St. Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
  - d.0944
  
  Ethelred II “The Unready” (King of England)
  - b.0966 d.23 Apr 1016
  
  Ælfthryth
  - b.0945 d.1001
  
  Edward “The Confessor” (King of England)
  - b.1004 d.1066
  
  Rollo “The Ganger” Ragnvaldsson (1st Duke of Normandy)
  - b.0846 d.0932
  
  William I “Longsword” (2nd Duke de Normandy)
  - b.0893 d.17 Dec 0942
  
  Poppa of Bayeux
  
  Richard I “The Fearless” (3rd Duke of Normandy)
  - b.28 Aug 0933 d.20 Nov 0996
  
  Sprota
  
  Emma of  Normandy
  - b.0986 d.14 Mar 1052
  
  ??? from Pays de Caux
  
  Gonnor (Gunhilda)  de Crepon
  - b.0936 d.1031
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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