Edward the Confessor had no children, which was why there was the conflict between the Earl of Wessex and William, Duke of Normandy (later the Conquerer) and The Battle of Hastings, which led to William taking over England and becoming King William I, supposed ancestor of all the English/British Kings and Queens ever since.
Edward the Confessor was Anglo-Saxon.
He was the Saxon king of England and died without an heir to the throne so many people ( Harold Godwineson, Harald Hardrada and Duke William of Normandy ) Claimed to be the hier to the throne.
Edward the Confessor's brother-in-law was Harold godwinson, who was married to Edward's sister.
Edward Atheling
Edward the Confessor's brother-in-law was Harold godwinson, who was married to Edward's sister.
No. Edward the Martyr was king of the English between from 975 - 978. Edward the Confessor ruled from 1042 - 1066.
King Edward the confessor
Edward the Confessor was exiled when Swein Forkbeard and his son, Cnut, invaded England, Edward and his family fled to Normandy.
Edward the Confessor reigned for 23 years.
Edward the Confessor had no heir, because he took a vow of celibacy (he never slept with his wife).
Yes, he was!
First was Edward the Confessor and after he died it was Harold Godwinson and then William the Conqueror.