Edith of Wessex
Edith of Wessex (Old English: Ealdgyth; c. 1025 – 18 December 1075) was Queen of England through her marriage to Edward the Confessor from 1045 until Edward's death in 1066. Unlike most English queens in the 10th and 11th centuries, she was crowned. 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.
| Edith of Wessex | |
|---|---|
Illustration of Edith by Matthew Paris | |
| Queen consort of England | |
| Tenure | 23 January 1045 – 5 January 1066 |
| Coronation | 23 January 1045, Old Minster, Winchester |
| Born | Gytha c. 1025 |
| Died | 18 December 1075 (aged 49–50) |
| Burial | Westminster Abbey, England |
| Spouse | Edward the Confessor |
| House | Godwin |
| Father | Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
| Mother | Gytha Thorkelsdóttir |
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