{"id":1576,"date":"2019-11-04T12:14:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1576"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:20:10","slug":"westminster-abbey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1576","title":{"rendered":"Westminster Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Begravelser<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#harald harefod\">Harald Harefod<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#edward bekenderen\">Edward Bekenderen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mary stuart\">Mary Stuart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#jacob 1\">Jacob 1 og Anna af Danmark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#prins j\u00f8rgen\">Anne Stuart og prins J\u00f8rgen af Danmark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#georg 2\">Georg 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#caroline af ansbach\">Caroline af Ansbach<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#frederik ludvig af wales\">Frederik Ludvig af Wales<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#augusta af sachsen-gotha\">Augusta af Sachsen-Gotha<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirken blev grundlagt som Sankt Peters kirke af <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=421\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"421\">Edvard Bekenderen<\/a>. Han havde lovet paven en pilgrimsrejse til Peters grav i Rom, men m\u00e5tte opgive p\u00e5 grund af d\u00e5rligt helbred. Kirken blev s\u00e5 bygget for at g\u00f8re bod p\u00e5 denne synd. Kirken blev bygget p\u00e5 en lille \u00f8 i Themsen et par kilometer vest for det egentlige London omkring Saint Pauls. Her l\u00e5 et \u00e5rhunderede gammelt kloster indviet til Skt. Peter, og p\u00e5 grund af beliggenheden fik den nye kirke ogs\u00e5 navnet Westminster. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/47\/Westminster-Abbey.JPG\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:379px;height:504px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Westminster Abbey. WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirken blev indviet 28. december 1065, dog uden deltagelse af kongen,  <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=421\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"421\">Ed<\/a>v<a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=421\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"421\">ard Bekenderen<\/a>, som l\u00e5 syg af en hjernebl\u00f8dningen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/19\/BayeuxTapestryScene26.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:442px;height:270px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kirken er afbildet p\u00e5 Bayeux-tapetet. Edvard Bekenderens lig f\u00f8res til kirken. WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byggeriet fortsatte i mange \u00e5rhundrede, og kirken fremst\u00e5r i dag overvejende i gotisk stil. Det er kroningskirken for de engelske monarker og indeholder mange gravsteder for ber\u00f8mte personligheder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"harald harefod\">Harald Harefod<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=515\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"515\">Harald Harefod<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1040 i en alder af 25 \u00e5r. Han blev begravet i Westminster Abbey, men da <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1083\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1083\">Hardeknud<\/a> vendte tilbage fra Danmark og overtog den engelske trone, fjernede Han Haralds lig fra kirken og kastede det i Themsen. Det blev dog senere fisket op og genbegravet i kirken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@51.5123039,-0.1145061,104a,35y,14.44h,45.68t\/data=!3m1!1e3\">St. Clement Danes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/b\/b4\/St_Clement_Danes%2C_Strand_%28geograph_5590980%29.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:358px;height:446px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saint Clement Danes, WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edward bekenderen\">Edvard Bekenderen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=421\">Edvard Bekenderen<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1066 i en alder af 62 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/edvard-bekenderen-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/edvard-bekenderen-grav.jpg 421w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/edvard-bekenderen-grav-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edvard Bekenderens grav. Kilde: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishmonarchs.co.uk\/confessor_shrine.html\">http:\/\/www.englishmonarchs.co.uk\/confessor_shrine.html<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mary stuart\">Mary Stuart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#mary stuart\" data-type=\"page\">Mary Stuart<\/a> blev henrettet i 1587 i en alder af 45 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mary-stuart-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16727\" style=\"width:478px;height:311px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mary-stuart-grav.jpg 789w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mary-stuart-grav-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mary-stuart-grav-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mary Stuarts sarkofag i Westminster Abbey. Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge-news.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/mary-queen-scots-peterborough-history-18498056\">https:\/\/www.cambridge-news.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/mary-queen-scots-peterborough-history-18498056<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jacob 1\">Jacob 1 og Anna af Danmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#jacob 1\" data-type=\"page\">Jacob 1<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1625 i en alder af 59 \u00e5r og <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#anne af danmark\" data-type=\"page\">Anne<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1619 i en alder af 45 \u00e5r<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/jacob-1-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/jacob-1-grav.jpg 402w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/jacob-1-grav-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Markering af Jacob 1&#8217;s grav. Kilde: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unofficialroyalty.com\/royal-burial-sites\/british-royal-burial-sites\/stuart-burial-sites\/\">http:\/\/www.unofficialroyalty.com\/royal-burial-sites\/british-royal-burial-sites\/stuart-burial-sites\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prins j\u00f8rgen\">Anne Stuart og prins J\u00f8rgen af Danmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kongefamilier.dk\/webtrees\/index.php?route=%2Fwebtrees%2Ftree%2Fkonger%2Findividual%2FI500898%2FAnne-af-England\">Anne Stuart<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1714 i en alder af 49 \u00e5r, og <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=9380\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9380\">prins J\u00f8rgen<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1708 i en alder af 55 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/prins-joergen-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/prins-joergen-grav.jpg 394w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/prins-joergen-grav-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Markering af gravene for Anne Stuart og prins J\u00f8rgen af Danmark. Kilde: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unofficialroyalty.com\/royal-burial-sites\/british-royal-burial-sites\/stuart-burial-sites\/\">http:\/\/www.unofficialroyalty.com\/royal-burial-sites\/british-royal-burial-sites\/stuart-burial-sites\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"georg 2\">Georg 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#georg 2\" data-type=\"page\">Georg 2<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1760 i en alder af 76 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/georg-2-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18133\" style=\"width:297px;height:394px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/georg-2-grav.jpg 299w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/georg-2-grav-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georg 2&#8217;s grav. Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/7055\/george_ii\">https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/7055\/george_ii<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"caroline af ansbach\">Caroline af Ansbach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#caroline af ansbach\" data-type=\"page\">Caroline af Ansbach<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1737 i en alder af 54 \u00e5r.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/caroline-af-ansbach-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18134\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caroline af Ansbachs grav. Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/9560\/caroline_of_brandenburg-ansbach\">https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/9560\/caroline_of_brandenburg-ansbach<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frederik ludvig af wales\">Frederik Ludvig af Wales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#frederik ludvig af wales\" data-type=\"page\">Frederik Ludvig af Wales<\/a> d\u00f8de i d\u00f8de i 1751 i en alder af 44 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav.jpg 575w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frederik Ludvig og Augustas grav. Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/abbey-commemorations\/royals\/frederick-louis-prince-of-wales-family\">https:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/abbey-commemorations\/royals\/frederick-louis-prince-of-wales-family<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"augusta af sachsen-gotha\">Augusta af Sachsen-Gotha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=11606\/#augusta af sachsen-gotha\" data-type=\"page\">Augusta af Sachsen-Gotha<\/a> d\u00f8de i 1772 i en alder af 52 \u00e5r. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav.jpg 575w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Frederik-Ludvig-og-Augusta-grav-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frederik Ludvig og Augustas grav. Kilde: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/abbey-commemorations\/royals\/frederick-louis-prince-of-wales-family\">https:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/abbey-commemorations\/royals\/frederick-louis-prince-of-wales-family<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirken blev grundlagt som Sankt Peters kirke af Edvard Bekenderen. Han havde lovet paven en pilgrimsrejse til Peters grav i Rom, men m\u00e5tte opgive p\u00e5 grund af d\u00e5rligt helbred. Kirken blev s\u00e5 bygget for at g\u00f8re bod p\u00e5 denne synd. Kirken blev bygget p\u00e5 en lille \u00f8 i Themsen et par kilometer vest for det &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1576\" class=\"more-link\">L\u00e6s videre<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Westminster Abbey&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1576","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1576"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31531,"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1576\/revisions\/31531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}