Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor[1] (stween 1003 an 1005 – 5 Januar 1066), son o Æthelred the Unready an Emma o Normandy, wis ane o the last Anglo-Saxon keengs o Ingland an is uisually regardit as the last king o the Hoose o Wessex, rulin frae 1042 tae 1066.[2]
| Edward the Confessor | |
|---|---|
 Edward the Confessor enthroned, openin scene o the Bayeux Tapestry | |
| Keeng o the Inglis | |
| Ring | 8 Juin 1042 – 5 Januar 1066 |
| Coronation | 3 Aprile 1043, Winchester Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Harthacnut |
| Successor | Harold |
| Born | c. 1003–1005 Islip, Oxfordshire, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 5 Januar 1066 (aged about 62) Lunnon, Ingland |
| Buirial | Westminster Abbey, Ingland |
| Spouse | Edith o Wessex |
| Hoose | House o Wessex |
| Faither | Æthelred the Unready |
| Mither | Emma o Normandy |
| Releegion | Catholicism |
References
eedit- ↑ The nummering o Inglis monarchs stairts anew efter the Norman conquest, which explains why the regnal nummers assigned tae Inglis krrngs named Edward begin wi the later Edward I o Ingland an dae nae include Edward the Confessor (who wis the third Keeng Edward).
- ↑ His successor Harold Godwinson wis o the Hoose o Godwin. Edgar the Aetheling wis proclaimed keeng after the Battle o Hastings in 1066, but never ruled an wis deponed efter aboot aicht weeks.