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Edward the Confessor

American  

noun

  1. Saint, 1002?–66, English king 1042–66: founder of Westminster Abbey.


Edward the Confessor British  

noun

  1. Saint. ?1002–66, king of England (1042–66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct 13

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The tapestry begins in 1064 or 65, when Harold, the most powerful earl in England and brother-in-law of king Edward the Confessor, is sent to Normandy, now in northern France.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Even Mahony didn’t have a case as preposterous as that of John Lenihan, a popular priest at St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

It replaced an original crown believed to date back to the 11th century Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor.

From Reuters May 5, 2023

That crown was a replacement for an even older medieval crown associated with Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, from the 11th century.

From Washington Post Dec. 5, 2022

This miraculous power existed exclusively in the English and French royal families, being derived, in the first, from Edward the Confessor, in the second, from St. Lewis.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

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