Edward the Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:birth_year 1003
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkb:Harold_Godwinson
gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for later kings
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in art
depicted in literature
depicted in film
depicted in theater
depicted in music
depicted in television
gptkbp:death_year 1066
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Godwin
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:finale_date 1042
gptkbp:historical_period Anglo-Saxon England
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced the development of the English monarchy
contributed to the establishment of the English church
established the tradition of royal sanctity
last Anglo-Saxon king before Norman rule
promoted the idea of a unified England
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Orderic Vitalis' writings
The Vita Edwardi
William of Malmesbury's writings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward the Great
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:devotion
patronage of the church
establishing peace in England
gptkbp:legacy canonized as a saint
influence on English law
symbol of English monarchy
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:reign 1042
1066
24 years
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Norman_Conquest
Westminster Abbey construction
restoration of the English throne
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harold_II_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iron_Maiden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5