Eardorman Of Wessex Godwine 
Eardorman Of Wessex's father was Wulfnoth Of Sussex. His paternal grandparents were Aethelmaer , Thane of Surrey Ciel and Aethelthrith UNKNOWN. He was an only child. He died on April 1st, 1053.General Notes
He was the Earl of Wessex and Kent (1018 - 1053).the most powerful man in England during the reign of Edward the Confessor. He became a favorite of
Canute, whom he accompanied to Denmark in 1019. His wife, Gytha, was the sister of Canute's brother-in-law, Ulf. On Canute's death, he supported
Hardicanute, but later hoined Harold's party. He arrested the atheling Alfred when he came from Normandy in 1036, but bought his peace. He had great power
in the early part of the reign of Edward the Confessor, securing an earldom, including Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Somerset, for
his son Sweyn in 1043, and East Anglia for Harold (afterward known as Harold II) in 1044, and in 1045 he married his daughter Edith to the king.
Eardorman Of Wessex and Gytha were married in a religious ceremony in 1020. They had a son and two daughters, named Harold II , King of England, Edith and Earl of Northumbria.
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Children
Harold II , King of England Godwine
Harold II , King of England was born in 1022. He died at the age of 44 on October 14th, 1066 in Battle of Hastings.
