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King Edward the Confessor

Born: c1002, Islip,Oxfordshire,England
Father: AEthelred II the Unready, King of England
Mother: Emma of Normandy
Reigned: 1042-1066
Died: 5 January 1066, Palace of Westminster, London

 

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.

 

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