Edith of WessexAge: 46 years1029–1075
- Name
- Edith of Wessex
Edith Godwinson
- Name
- Edith Godwinson
- Type
- also known as
Birth | 1029 28 37 |
Marriage | Edward the Confessor of England — View this family 1045 (Age 16 years) |
Location | cloistreed between 1051 and 1052 (Age 22 years) |
Death of a father | Godwin of Wessex April 15, 1053 (Age 24 years) |
Death of a husband | Edward the Confessor of England January 5, 1066 (Age 37 years) |
Death of a brother | Toste Godwinsson September 25, 1066 (Age 37 years) |
Death of a brother | Harald II. of England October 14, 1066 (Age 37 years) |
Death | December 19, 1075 (Age 46 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
Godwin of Wessex Birth: about 1001 — Sussex, England Death: April 15, 1053 — Winchester, Hampshire, England |
mother |
Gytha thorkelsdóttir Sprakalaeg Birth: estimated as close to sibling(s) — about 992 27 |
Marriage: — |
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herself |
Edith of Wessex Birth: 1029 28 37 Death: December 19, 1075 — Wilton, Winchester, England |
-6 years elder brother |
Harald II. of England Birth: 1022 21 30 Death: October 14, 1066 |
5 years elder brother |
Toste Godwinsson Birth: about 1026 25 34 Death: September 25, 1066 — Stamford Bridge |
Father’s family with Thyra af Danmark |
father |
Godwin of Wessex Birth: about 1001 — Sussex, England Death: April 15, 1053 — Winchester, Hampshire, England |
step-mother |
Thyra af Danmark Birth: estimated as equal to husband's birth year — about 1001 |
Marriage: 1022 — |
Family with Edward the Confessor of England |
husband |
Edward the Confessor of England Birth: about 1004 38 27 — Islip, Oxfordshire, England Death: January 5, 1066 — London, England |
herself |
Edith of Wessex Birth: 1029 28 37 Death: December 19, 1075 — Wilton, Winchester, England |
Marriage: 1045 — |