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Edith of Wessex
Queen of England from to
Edith of Wessex (Old English: Ealdgyth; c. – 18 December ) was Queen of England through her marriage to Edward the Confessor from until Edward's death in Unlike most English queens in the 10th and 11th centuries, she was crowned.[1] The principal source on her life is a work she herself commissioned, the Vita Ædwardi Regis or the Life of King Edward who rests at Westminster, which is inevitably biased.[2]
Early life
Edith was the daughter of Godwin, the most powerful earl in England.
Her mother Gytha was sister of Ulf, a Danish earl who was Cnut the Great's brother-in-law. She was probably born in or before [3] Edith was originally named Gytha, but renamed Ealdgyth (or Edith) when she married King Edward the Confessor.[4] Her brothers were Sweyn (c.
– ), Harold (later King Harold II) (c.
Edith of mercia
– ), Tostig (c. – ), Gyrth (c. – ), Leofwine (c. – ), and Wulfnoth (c. – ). Edith was the firstborn