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 Abt 987 - 1053 (~ 66 years)
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| Name |
Godwin of Wessex |
| Suffix |
Earl of Wessex and Kent |
| Birth |
Abt 987 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
15 Apr 1053 |
Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England  |
| Cause: Died of Apoplexy |
| Burial |
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England |
| Notes |
- http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01536
An Anglo-Danish noble, he rose to power under Canute, after whose death
Godwin supported the acession of Edward the Confessor and became a dominant
figure in royal government. In 1045 his daughter Edith married Edward. He was
overthrown in 1051 but regained his position by force in 1052. He was
suceeded by his son Harold. Died of Apoplexy.
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| Person ID |
I8219 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
| Family 2 |
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, b. Denmark d. Aft 1069, Flanders |
| Children |
| | 1. Edith (Eadgyth), b. Abt 1020 d. 18 Dec 1075 (Age ~ 55 years) |
| | 2. Harold II Godwineson, King of England, b. Abt 1022 d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle, Sussex (Age ~ 44 years) |
| | 3. Sveyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia, b. Abt 1020 d. 29 Sep 1052, Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium (Age ~ 32 years) |
| | 4. Tostig of Northumbria Godwinsson, Earl of Northumberland, b. Abt 1026 d. 25 Sep 1066, Stamford Bridge, Northumberland (Age ~ 40 years) |
| | 5. Leofwine, Earl of Kent d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle, Sussex |
| | 6. Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle, Sussex |
| | 7. Driella d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Wulfnoth d. Aft 1087 |
| | 9. Alfgar, Monk at Rheims d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 10. Edgiva d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 11. Elgiva d. Abt 1066 |
| | 12. Gunhilda, Nun d. 24 Aug 1087, Bruges, Flanders |
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| Family ID |
F3357 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
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| Sources |
- [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).
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