NameEdith [Eadgyth] of Wessex
Birthabt 1020
Death18 Dec 1075
BurialWestminster Abbey, London, England
Spouses
Birthabt 1004, Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Death5 Jan 1066
Burial6 Jan 1066, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Notes for Edith [Eadgyth] of Wessex
Born: CIR 1020
Died: 18 DEC 1075
Interred: Westminster Abbey, London, England
Father: , Godwin of Wessex, Earl of Wessex & Kent, b. CIR 987
Mother: , Gytha
Notes for Edward II “The Confessor” (Spouse 1)
Edward (St.) the Confessor, King of England
Born: ABT 1002, Islip,Oxfordshire,England
Acceded: 3 APR 1042, Winchester Cathedral,Winchester,England
Died: 5 JAN 1066, Palace of Westminster, London
Interred: 6 JAN 1066, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Notes:
Reigned 1042-1066. Named for his piety and his foundation of a new Westminster Abbey (consecrated in 1065). He lived in Normandy (1016-41) and his early reign was dominated by rivalry between his Norman favourites and his father-in-Law. After 1053 the Goodwins were in the ascendant. Edward's childlessness led ultimately to the Norman conquest. He was canonised in 1161. His feast day is 13th October.