Edouard of Wessex

Edward the Martyr

Saint Edward

Saint Edouard

6th King of England (975 - 978)
  • Born circa 962
  • Assassinated on March 18, 978 in Wareham, at Corfe Castle, at the approximate age of 15 years
  • Burial in this municipality

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D'abord inhumé à Wareham, ses reliques sont ensuites rappatriées à l'abbaye de Shaftesbury


Initially buried at Wareham, his relics were later returned to Shaftesbury Abbey.