Harold II Godwineson 
Harold II was born about 1022 in Wessex, England. Harold II's father was Ealdorman of Wessex Godwin and his mother was Gytha Sprakalegg Thorgilsdatter. His paternal grandfather was Wulfnoth Cild; his maternal grandparents were Torgil "Sparkalägg" Styrbjörnsson and Sigrid. He had a brother and two sisters, named Earl of Northumbria, Druella of and Edgyth of. He died on October 14th, 1066 in Slain at battle of Hastings.General Notes
Harold II (1020?-1066), king of England (January 6, 1066-October 14, 1066) and last of the Saxon rulers. In 1053 Harold succeeded his father, Godwin, as Earl of Wessex, becoming chief minister to King Edward the Confessor and the most powerful man in the realm. After a revolt against Harold's brother Tostig, Earl of Northumbria, Harold banished Tostig.
Upon the death of King Edward, Harold was crowned king of England. William, Duke of Normandy, immediately asserted his claim to the throne, which was supported by Tostig and Harold III of Norway. Tostig and his Norwegian ally were routed by the English forces in September 1066. William then defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. Harold was killed, and William, thereafter called The Conqueror, became ruler of England as King William I. His conquest marks the beginning of Norman England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0885
- b.~ 0915 d.~ 0998
- b.~ 0935 d.~ 1015
- b.~ 0965 d.1015
- b.~ 0995 in Wessex, England d.15 Apr 1018
- b.~ 1022 in Wessex, England d.14 Oct 1066 in Slain at battle of Hastings
- b.~ 0867 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~ 0950
- b.~ 0885 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~ 0985
- b.~ 0867
- b.~ 0930 in Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark d.0984
- b.~ 0885
- b.~ 0940 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.0985
- b.~ 0840 in Denmark d.0931 in Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark
- b.~ 0910 in Blauzahn, Germany d.1 NOV 987 in Jomsburg, Denmark
- b.~ 0844 in Denmark d.~ 0935 in Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark
- b.~ 0947 in Denmark d.18 Sep 1000 in Norway
- b.~ 0885 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~ 0985
- b.~ 0925 in Uppsala, Sweden
- b.~ 0885
- b.~ 0997 in Uppsala, Sweden
- b.~ 0941 in Halland, Sweden
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They had five sons and two daughters, named Godwin, Edmund, Magnus, Prince of England, Prince of England, Gunhild and Gytha.
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