Edward the Confessor Wessex

1003 - 1066  (63 years)

• Name	Edward the Confessor Wessex
  Birth	1003	Islip, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Christening	1008	Westminster, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  KING+OF+ENGLAND+BY+WILL+OF+THE+PEOPLE	From 8 June 1042 to 5 January 1066	England
  	In 1042 Edward was called by acclamation to the throne at the age of about forty, and was welcomed even by the Dane settlers owing to his gentle saintly character. One of his biggest supporters was Earl Godwin. Reigned until his death on 5 January 1066.
  CROWNED+KING	3 Apr 1043	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  	Edward was crowned at the cathedral of Winchester, the royal seat of the West Saxons, on 3 April 1043.
  SEARCH+FOR+AN+HEIR	1054
  	In 1054 King Edward sent Ealdred, Archbishop of York, to Germany to obtain Emperor Henry III's help in returning Edward the Exile, son of Edmund Ironside, to England to be heir to the throne.
  EDWARD+THE+EXILE+ARRIVED+IN+ENGLAND+TO+BE+HEIR	17 Apr 1057	London, Middlesex, England
  	Convinced to return, Edward the Exile, the only living heir to the throne of England, returned to England to take his place as Heir Designate on 17 April 1057. He brought with him from Hungary his wife and children.
  EDWARD+THE+EXILE+DIED+2+DAYS+AFTER+ARRIVAL	19 Apr 1057	London, Middlesex, England
  	Two days after their arrival in London, Edward suddenly died under 'suspicious circumstances' presumably murdered, having not even met King Edward yet.
  EDGAR+MADE+AETHLING%2C+HEIR+TO+THE+THRONE	Abt 20 Apr 1057	London, Middlesex, England
  	Edward the Exile's 5 year old son Edgar was made Aethling, designated heir to the throne of England, and the family taken into The Confessor's household to live at court.
  Death	5 Jan 1066	Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  DEATH+STARTED+WAR+OVER+SUCCESSION	6 Jan 1066	London, Middlesex, England
  	Edward the Confessor died January 5th 1066 and Edgar was deemed to young to be an effective military leader, being still in his early teens. Harold Godwinson was elected king by the Witenagemot, and faced off against William of Normandy, who wanted the
  Burial	6 Jan 1066	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  CANONIZED+AS+SAINT+EDWARD	1161
  	Edward was canonized by Alexander III in 1161. His feast is on the 13th of October.
  Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
  Title of Nobility	King
  _FSFTID	MV96-DJH
  Person ID	I35948	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	King of the English Æthelred 'the Unready' of Wessex,   b. 19 Mar 968, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Queen of England Emma de Normandie,   b. 23 Jun 985, Normandel, Orne, Lower Normandy, France d. 6 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1002	Winchester, Hampshire, England.
  Family ID	F14550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith of Wessex, Queen of England,   b. 23 Jan 1030, Islip, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom d. 18 Dec 1075, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1045	Wessex
  	Type: Annulled
  Family ID	F14551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  CROWNED+KING - Edward was crowned at the cathedral of Winchester, the royal seat of the West Saxons, on 3 April 1043. - 3 Apr 1043 - Winchester, Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth