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Saint, 1002?-66, English king 1042-66: founder of Westminster Abbey.
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Edward the Confessor
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Edward the Confessor — 1004? 66; king of England (1042 66): canonized: his day is Oct. 13 … English World dictionary
Edward the Confessor — St. Edward the Confessor EDWARD(US) REX. Edward the Confessor enthroned , opening scene of the Bayeux Tapestry King of England Reign 8 June 1042 – 5 January 1066 … Wikipedia
Edward the Confessor — noun son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003 1066) • Syn: ↑Saint Edward the Confessor, ↑St. Edward the Confessor • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England,… … Useful english dictionary
Edward the Confessor — Eduard der Bekenner (engl.: Edward the Confessor) (* um 1004; † 5. Januar 1066) war von 1042 bis 1066 König von England. Der Sohn Aethelreds und der normannischen Herzogstochter Emma heiratete 1045 die Grafentochter Edith, Tochter von Godwin von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Edward the Confessor, Saint — • Short biography of the King of England, who died in 1066 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Edward the Confessor, Saint — born с 1003, Islip, Eng. died Jan. 5, 1066, London; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13 King of England (1042–66). The son of Ethelred II, he was exiled to Normandy for 25 years (1016–41) while the Danes held England… … Universalium
ЭДУÁРД ИСПОВÉДНИК (Edward the Confessor) — (Edward the Confessor) (ок. 1003–66), король Англии с 1042. Опирался на нормандских феодалов, что вызвало восстание местной англосаксонской знати, поддержанной свободными крестьянами (1051). С 1053 фактически отстранён от управления. После… … Биографический словарь
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR — 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… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Edward the Confessor — Ed′ward the Confes′sor n. big Saint, 1002?–66, English king 1042–66: founder of Westminster Abbey … From formal English to slang
St. Edward the Confessor — St. Edward the Confessor † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Edward the Confessor King of England, born in 1003; died 5 January, 1066. He was the son of Ethelred II and Emma, daughter of Duke Richard of Normandy, being thus half brother to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Saint Edward the Confessor — noun son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003 1066) • Syn: ↑Edward the Confessor, ↑St. Edward the Confessor • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of… … Useful english dictionary
