Edward King of England b. Abt 1004 Islip, Oxfordshire, England d. 5 Jan 1066 London, London, England

Puffer Genealogy

Abt 1004 - 1066 (62 years)

Name	, Edward
Suffix	King of England
Nickname	The Confessor
Birth	Abt 1004	Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Gender	Male
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Death	5 Jan 1066	London, London, England
Burial	6 Jan 1066	Westminster, London, Essex, England
Person ID	I23840	Puffers
Last Modified	15 Feb 2023

Father	Ethelred King of England, b. Abt 968, Wessex, England d. 23 Apr 1016, London, London, England (Age 48 years)
Mother	Emma Princess Of Normandy, b. Abt 982, Normandy, France d. 6 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 70 years)
Family ID	F5600	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Edith Queen of Wessex, b. Abt 1020, Wessex, England d. 19 Dec 1075, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 55 years)

Marriage 23 Jan 1045

Children

1. ENGLAND, Edgar of, b. Abt 1029, Wessex, England

d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F5598 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Apr 2024

Notes

He became king after both sons of Canute The Great died (Harthacnut and Harold I).
It was this English king who face William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) at the battle of Hastings in 1066. Edward had named William his successor as he had no male heirs.