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Edith of Wessex - Definition and Overview

Edith of Wessex, (c.1020-December 19 1075), married King Edward the Confessor of England in 1045. The marriage produced no children because Edward took a vow of celibacy. Upon Edward's death, in January 1066, he was succeeded by Edith's brother, Harold Godwinson.

Edith was the daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, one of the most powerful man in England at the time of King Edward's rule.


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