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Edward the Confessor

1003 - 1066

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Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 – 5 January 1066) was King of England from 1042 until his death in 1066. He was the last reigning monarch of the House of Wessex. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward the Confessor is the 668th most popular religious figure (down from 585th in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 398th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Religious Figure.

Edward the Confessor is most famous for being the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He was also the first Norman king to have been born in England.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Edward the Confessor ranks 668 out of 3,187. Before him are John Knox, Zebedee, Saint Eustace, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Korah, and Scholastica. After him are Onuphrius, Truganini, Mahākāśyapa, Flavian of Constantinople, Lydia of Thyatira, and Jael.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1003, Edward the Confessor ranks 1. After him are Herleva, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Judith of Schweinfurt, Ibn Zaydún, Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia. Among people deceased in 1066, Edward the Confessor ranks 3. Before him are Harald Hardrada, and Harold Godwinson. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, Al-Bayhaqi, Stenkil, Tostig Godwinson, Muniadona of Castile, Gottschalk, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Yahya of Antioch, and Ibn Butlan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Confessor ranks 586 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Branson (1950), Samuel Johnson (1709), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), A. J. Cronin (1896), William Petty (1623), and Joan of the Tower (1321). After him are Jack Phillips (1887), George Green (1793), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Margot Fonteyn (1919), William Byrd (1543), and Alexander Pope (1688).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Edward the Confessor ranks 12. Before him are Alcuin (735), William Laud (1573), John Wesley (1703), Thomas Becket (1119), Pope Adrian IV (1100), and John Knox (1514). After him are Richard Williamson (1940), Willibrord (658), Saint Malachy (1094), Thomas Wolsey (1473), John Nelson Darby (1800), and John Henry Newman (1801).

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