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1 giorno fa · Whatever Edward's wishes, it was likely that any claim by William would be opposed by Godwin, Earl of Wessex, a member of the most powerful family in England. Edward had married Edith, Godwin's daughter, in 1043, and Godwin appears to have been one of the main supporters of Edward's claim to the throne.
- 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087
- Herleva of Falaise
1 giorno fa · Alfred was a son of Æthelwulf, king of Wessex, and his wife Osburh. According to his biographer, Asser, writing in 893, "In the year of our Lord's Incarnation 849 Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons", was born at the royal estate called Wantage, in the district known as Berkshire ("which is so called from Berroc Wood, where the box tree grows very abundantly").
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
2 giorni fa · Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was a British prince until 1919, the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, reigning from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918, and later a Nazi politician.
3 giorni fa · Arthurian Myths and Alchemy The Kingship of Edward IV Jonathan Hughes Stroud, Sutton Publishing, 2002, ISBN: 750919949X; 354pp.; Price: £30.00
5 giorni fa · Saint Edward the Confessor. Feast Day: October 13 – From CNA. St. Edward was born in 1003 as the son of the Duke of Normandy and nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England. He grew up in exile in Normandy from the age of 10 when the Danes gained control of England, and the early experience of loss, coupled with his earnest religious piety ...
5 giorni fa · The late monarch Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in a townhouse in Picadilly, enjoying an idyllic childhood outside of the spotlight - and was known as "Lilibet" to her family
5 giorni fa · Edward II, king of England from 1307 to 1327. Although he was a man of limited capability, he waged a long, hopeless campaign to assert his authority over powerful barons. He was also notable for leading the English to defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn, which virtually secured Scottish independence from England.
