Abt 1022 - 1066 (44 years)
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Name |
GODWINSON, Harold |
Suffix |
King of England II |
Birth |
Abt 1022 |
Wessex, England |
Christening |
Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England |
Gender |
Male |
_COLOR |
3 |
Death |
14 Oct 1066 |
Senlac, Sussex, England |
Burial |
Essex, England |
Person ID |
I25233 |
Puffers |
Last Modified |
10 Aug 2021 |
Father |
Godwine Earl of Wessex, b. Abt 992, Wessex, England d. 15 Apr 1053, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 61 years) |
Mother |
THORGILSSON, Gytha, b. Abt 997, Halland, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
1019 |
Halland, Sweden |
Family ID |
F7391 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
SWANNESHA, Edith, b. Abt 1025, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
Abt 1045 |
Wessex, England |
Children |
| 1. HAROLDSSON, Godwine Prince of England, b. Abt 1047, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. HARALDSSON, Edmund Prince of England, b. Abt 1049, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. HARALDSSON, Magnus Prince of England, b. Abt 1051, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. HARALDSDATTER, Gyda Princess of England, b. Abt 1053, London, London, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. HARALDSDATTER, Gunhild Princess of England, b. Abt 1055, London, London, England d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F7390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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Notes |
- He succeeded his father to the throne. Harold was a very successful Anglo-Saxon, Wessex warlord and the 2nd most powerful man in England after King Edward (the Confessor). When King Edward died suddenly and childless (1066), Harold crowned himself king shortly after Edward's death. He faced invasions by his brother Tostig, Harald Hardrada (Danish King) and William, Duke of Normandy. Tostig and Hardrada were killed at the battle of Stamford bridge which left William (the Conqueror) as the only serious opponent. At the battle of Hastings (East Sussex) Harald was killed, supposedly, when an arrow pierced his eye. However, the earliest accounts of the battle say nothing about an arrow in the eye, but say he was hacked to pieces by 4 knights. This started the Norman dynasty which ruled England for over 500 years.
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