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Edward the Confessor

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1003–1066 Also known as Saint Edward

Edward the Confessor (c.1003–1066), son of King Æthelred and Emma of Normandy, returned to the English throne in 1042 and ruled until his childless d…

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  1. 1016–1041Normandy · NormandyAfter Cnut's conquest in 1016, he fled with his mother to Normandy, where he grew up in a Norman noble environment and maintained close ties with the ducal family, laying the groundwork for later Norman relations.
  2. 1042–1066Westminster · LondonReturned and acceded after Hardicanute's death in 1042, restoring Wessex-line rule; promoted the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey, married a daughter of Godwin in 1045 but had no children, and died in January 1066, triggering a succession crisis.

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