King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England)1,2

M, #10213, b. about 1004, d. 5 January 1066
Father*King Ethelred II "the Unready" (of England)3 b. ~ 968, d. 23 Apr 1016
Mother*Princess Emma (of Normandy)3 b. ~ 982, d. 6 Mar 1052
Relationship28th great-granduncle of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceB19R-SM

Names and TItles

Titled: King of England (Edward) from 1042 to 1066.2
King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) was born about 1004 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England.1 He was the son of King Ethelred II "the Unready" (of England) and Princess Emma (of Normandy).3 King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) married Edith (?), daughter of Earl Godwin (of Wessex) and Gytha (?).2 King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) died on 5 January 1066 in London, Middlesex, England.1 He was buried on 6 January 1066 at St. Peter's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England.1
Edward III 'The Confessor''s father King Ethelred II "the Unready" (of England) died on 23 April 1016 in London, England.4 King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) became King of England in 1042 replacing King Hardicanute (of England).2 Edward III 'The Confessor''s mother Princess Emma (of Normandy) died on 6 March 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.1
King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) was replaced as King of England by King Harold II (of England) in January 1066.2

Family of King Edward III 'The Confessor' (of England) and Edith (?), daughter of Earl Godwin (of Wessex) and Gytha (?),

ChartsDanish Royalty
Danish Royalty (Indented)
English Royalty
English Royalty (Indented)
Last Edited19 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  2. [S205] The Continenetal Dynasties 1066-1216, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/continen.pdf. Hereinafter cited as The Continenetal Dynasties.
  3. [S206] Kings of Wessex and England 802-1066, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/wessex.pdf. Hereinafter cited as Kings of Wessex and England.
  4. [S31] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Third Edition (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998). Repository: Winchester Library Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as RFC **** Check RFC4 ****.