Edith of Wessex, Queen consort of Edward the Confessor, daughter of Earl Godwine of Wessex
Dates: c. 1025–1075
Biography
Edith of Wessex married Edward the Confessor in 1045 and was a major landholder before the Norman Conquest. The Brooke record identifies her as holding Brooke as one of the berewicks of the Lordship of Oakham.
Notes / Sources
The supplied record describes a temporary confiscation and subsequent restoration of her estates before her death.
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