Edward The Confessor

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Edward The Confessor [1]

King of England, married Edith, daughter of the great Earl Godwin ( q. v .); was a feeble monarch of ascetic proclivities; his appeal to the Duke of Normandy precipitated the Norman invasion, and in him perished the royal Saxon line; was canonised for his piety (1004-1066).

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