Edith the Fair

Summary

Edith the Fair is a human^[1]. She was born on +1025-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. She died on +1086-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a consort^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month, #6,868 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Edith the Fair was born on +1025-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Edith the Fair died on +1086-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Edith the Fair was married to Harold Godwinson^[6].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Gunhild of Wessex^[7].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Gytha of Wessex^[8].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Godwin, son of Harold Godwinson^[9].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Edmund, son of Harold Godwinson^[10].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Magnus, son of Harold Godwinson^[11].
• A child of Edith the Fair was Ulf, son of Harold Godwinson^[12].
• Edith the Fair's professions included consort^[4].
• Edith the Fair's image is recorded as Vernet Edith discovering King Harold's corpse on the battle field of Hastings.jpg^[13].
• Edith the Fair is recorded as female^[14].
• Edith the Fair's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Edith the Fair's noble title is recorded as queen consort^[16].
• Edith the Fair's ISNI is recorded as 0000000449653862^[17].
• Edith the Fair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316001112^[18].
• Edith the Fair's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6585149198266874940004^[19].
• Edith the Fair's GND ID is recorded as 1129130509^[20].
• Edith the Fair's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015071148^[21].
• Edith the Fair's Commons category is recorded as Edith the Fair^[22].
• Edith the Fair's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076xx3^[23].
• Edith the Fair's given name is recorded as Edith^[24].
• Edith the Fair's Rodovid ID is recorded as 67148^[25].
• Edith the Fair's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1160592^[26].
• Edith the Fair's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 52349^[27].

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Origins and Family

Edith the Fair was born on +1025-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Edith the Fair worked as a consort^[4].

Personal Life

Among Edith the Fair's spouses was Harold Godwinson^[6]. Children include Gunhild of Wessex^[7], 1055–1097^[28]; Gytha of Wessex^[8], 1053–1098^[29]; Godwin, son of Harold Godwinson^[9], a warrior^[30], b. 1040^[31]; Edmund, son of Harold Godwinson^[10], a warrior^[32]; Magnus, son of Harold Godwinson^[11], a warrior^[33], b. 1051^[34]; and Ulf, son of Harold Godwinson^[12], a warrior^[35], 1066–1086^[36].

Death and Burial

Edith the Fair died on +1086-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Edith the Fair ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (433 views/month, #6,868 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Who was Edith the Fair married to?

Edith the Fair's spouses include Harold Godwinson^[6].

What did Edith the Fair do for work?

Edith the Fair worked as consort^[4].