Duke Ernest the Confessor

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
The cult of saints
The_English_nobility
The_English_church
The_Confessor's_Shrine
gptkbp:birthYear 1005
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Edward_the_Exile
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Saint_in_the_Catholic_Church
Saintly ruler
gptkbp:culturalImpact Canonized_as_a_saint
gptkbp:deathYear 1066
gptkbp:depictedIn Literature and film
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:famousFor Establishing law and order
Piety and justice
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:finaleDate 1042
gptkbp:historicalImpact Transition to Norman rule
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Symbol_of_English_identity
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Medieval_England
gptkbp:historicalRole Mediator between factions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Last_Anglo-Saxon_king_of_England
Foundation_of_the_English_state.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Ernest the Confessor
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent_English_kings
Religious_practices_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christian_monasticism
Norman culture
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:English_monarchy
gptkbp:knownFor Promoting peace and stability
Religious devotion
Building Westminster Abbey
Support of the poor
Establishing a strong monarchy
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:nickname The Confessor
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:politicalPosition Marriage_to_Edith_of_Wessex
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harthacnut
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Archbishop_of_Canterbury
1042-1066
24 years
gptkbp:relatedTo The English Reformation
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Norman_Conquest
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harold_II_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England