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Saint Edward the Confessor


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he first English king to attain sainthood, and the penultimate Anglo-Saxon king of England.

Timeline

Birth- Jan 1, 1004
Islip, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Marriage- Jan 1, 1045-Ages: 62 - 41 years
Edith of Wessex
To
Jan 5, 1066
Reign: Coronation Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England
Reign: Reign End
Jan 5, 1066
Reign: Coronation Date
Apr 3, 1043
Reign: Reign End Reason
Death
Gender
Male
Death- Jan 5, 1066-Age: 62 years
London, England
Burial
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England

Other Facts

Mother
Emma of Normandy
Father
Ethelred the Unready

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