Edward III SAXON, "The Confessor"

Abt 1004 - 1066  (62 years)

• Name	Edward III SAXON
  Suffix	"The Confessor"
  Birth	Abt 1004	Islip, Oxfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King of England
  Death	5 Jan 1066	Palace of Whitehall, London, England
  Burial	6 Jan 1066	Westminster Abbey, London
  Notes	Called to the throne by the Witan in 1042 and crowned at Easter the following year. Founded Westminster Abbey and acquired a great reputation for sanctity. He died without issue and was succeeded by Harold II, son of Earl Godwinson whom he had named his heir. {Burke's Peerage}
  Person ID	I6786	Gadd
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Ethelred II SAXON, "the Unready",   b. Abt 968, , , England d. 23 Apr 1016, , London, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Emma _______, of Normandy,   b. , Normandy, France d. 6 Mar 1052, , , England
  Marriage	IN 1002
  Family ID	F2467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith GODWINSON   d. 18 Dec 1075, Winchester, Hampshire
  Marriage	10 Jan 1045
  Family ID	F2472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart