Edward the Confessor, Saint
- Edward the Confessor, Saint
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died Jan. 5, 1066, London; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13
King of England (1042–66).
The son of
Ethelred II, he was exiled to Normandy for 25 years (1016–41) while the Danes held England (see
Canute the Great). For the first 11 years of his reign, the real master of England was Godwine, earl of Wessex. Edward outlawed Godwine in 1051 and appointed Normans to high positions in government, thus preparing the way for the
Norman Conquest. Godwine continued his opposition, and his son Harold (see
Harold II) dominated England after 1053, subjugating Wales in 1063. Edward named Harold as his successor on his deathbed, but the duke of Normandy (the
future William I) invaded England to claim the crown earlier promised him. Though an ineffectual monarch, Edward was famous for his piety, which earned him the epithet "the Confessor."
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Saint Edward the Confessor — noun son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003 1066) • Syn: ↑Edward the Confessor, ↑St. Edward the Confessor • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of… … Useful english dictionary
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