Claim to the throne

Edward the Confessor had no children and no surviving brothers or sisters. When Edward the Confessor died on the 5th January 1066, there were four people who might become king.

Four claimants to the throne

Kings Alfred The Great, King of Wessex athelstan King of the English Athelred II The Unready, King of the English canute King of England eadred King of the English eadwig King of the English Edgar I, King of the English Edmund I, King of the English Edmund II Ironside, King of the English Edward The Martyr, King of the English King Arthur King Edward the Confessor King Harold of Wessex King William I King William Rufus King Henry I King Stephen King Henry II King Richard I King John King Henry III King Edward I King Edward II King Edward III


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