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Harold II Godwineson, King of England

Male Abt 1022 - 1066  (~ 44 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold II Godwineson, King of England was born about 1022 (son of Godwin of Wessex, Earl of Wessex and Kent and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir); died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle, Sussex; was buried in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Edith the Fair, Swanneck, Queen consort of England. Edith was born about 1025; died about 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Godwine and died.
    2. Edmund and died.
    3. Magnus and died.
    4. Gytha of Wessex died on 1098 or 1107.
    5. Gunhild, Nun at Wilton and died.
    6. Ulf Godwineson was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England, Great Britain; died after 1087.

    Harold married Ealdgyth (Edith)of Mercia about 1064 in York, Yorkshire, England. Ealdgyth (daughter of AElfgar of Mercia, Earl of Mercia and AElfgifu) was born about 1057; died after 1070. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Harold was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England, Great Britain; died after 1098.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Godwin of Wessex, Earl of Wessex and Kent was born about 987 (son of Wulfnoth of Sussex,, Cyld of Sussex); died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.

    Godwin + Gytha Thorkelsdóttir. Gytha (daughter of Thorgil the fast Sprakling) was born in Denmark; died after 1069 in Flanders. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Gytha Thorkelsdóttir was born in Denmark (daughter of Thorgil the fast Sprakling); died after 1069 in Flanders.
    Children:
    1. Edith (Eadgyth) was born about 1020; died on 18 Dec 1075; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    2. 1. Harold II Godwineson, King of England was born about 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle, Sussex; was buried in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.
    3. Sveyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia was born about 1020; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.
    4. Tostig of Northumbria Godwinsson, Earl of Northumberland was born about 1026; died on 25 Sep 1066 in Stamford Bridge, Northumberland; was buried in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England.
    5. Leofwine, Earl of Kent died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle, Sussex.
    6. Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle, Sussex.
    7. Driella and died.
    8. Wulfnoth died after 1087.
    9. Alfgar, Monk at Rheims and died.
    10. Edgiva and died.
    11. Elgiva died about 1066.
    12. Gunhilda, Nun died on 24 Aug 1087 in Bruges, Flanders; was buried in Bruges Cathedral.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Wulfnoth of Sussex,, Cyld of Sussex and died.
    Children:
    1. 2. Godwin of Wessex, Earl of Wessex and Kent was born about 987; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.

  2. 6.  Thorgil the fast Sprakling (son of Styrbjorn the Strong of Sweden Olafsson and Thyra Haraldsdottir); and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir was born in Denmark; died after 1069 in Flanders.
    2. Eilaf and died.
    3. Ulf (Wolf) Thorkilsson, Jarl of Denmark was born about 967 in Halland, Sweden; died on 22 Sep 1027.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Styrbjorn the Strong of Sweden Olafsson was born about 959 (son of Olaf of Sweden Bjornsson, King of Sweden and Ingeberg Thrandotter); died in 986.

    Styrbjorn + Thyra Haraldsdottir. Thyra (daughter of Harald I Bluetooth Gormsson, King of Denmark and Gyrid of Sweden Olafsdottir) was born before 1000; died on 18 Sep 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Thyra Haraldsdottir was born before 1000 (daughter of Harald I Bluetooth Gormsson, King of Denmark and Gyrid of Sweden Olafsdottir); died on 18 Sep 1000.
    Children:
    1. Bjorn Styrbjornsson and died.
    2. 6. Thorgil the fast Sprakling and died.



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