Edward III "The Confessor" England

Abt 1003 - 1065  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Edward III "The Confessor" England
  Born	Abt 1003	Islip, Oxford, England
  Gender	Male
  AFN	B19R-SM
  Died	30 Dec 1065	, England
  Person ID	I18732	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Ethelred II, "The Unready" England, King of England,   b. Abt 967, Of, Wessex, England ,   d. 17 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Emma, Princess Of Normandy, [Queen],   b. Abt 981, Normandy, England ,   d. 29 Feb 1052, Winchester, Hants, England  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	1001	Of Normandy, France, France
  Family ID	F6672	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 30 Dec 1065 - , England  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Edward III "The Confessor", King Of England the last English king descended from Alfred the Great, succeeded his half-brother, Hardecanute, in 1042. Edward was a weak ruler. Most of his reign was dominated either by his father-in-law, Godwin, Earol of the West Saxons, or by Norman advisors and friends whom he advanced to important governmental and church positions. Edward was a pious man. He founded Westminster Abbey, which was completed in 1065. Pope Alexander III cannonized him in 1161 with the title of Confessor. Edward was childless, and the great problem of his later years was the succession to the throne. William, Duke of Normandy, claimed the throne by Edward's grant. Harold, Godwin's son, claimed it by Edward's deathbed concession and the choice of the nobles. This dispute made a war for the kingdom inevitable. ---------- Reference: "The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p E76.