Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameThe Confessor EDWARD III King of England 
5271, p 1
5271, p 1Birthabt 1002, Islip, Oxfordshire, England5302
Birthabt 1002/10055271, p 1
Accession3 Apr 1042, Winchester, England5271, p 1; year only,5302 Age: 40
MemoWinchester Cathedral
Death5 Jan 1066, Westminster Palace, London5271, p 1; year only,5274, year only,5302 Age: 64
Burial6 Jan 1066, Westminster Abbey, London5302
FlagsKing/Queen
FatherAETHELRED II the Unready, King of England (968-1016)
MotherEmma OF NORMANDY (~986-1052)
Individual 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 favorites and his father-in-law. After 1053 the Goodwins were in the ascendant. Edward’s childlessness led ultimately to the Norman conquest. He was canonized in 1161. His feast day is 13th October.5302
Spouses
Marriage23 Jan 10455274, marriage only,5302
No Children