Godwinson, Harold 1

Birth Name Godwinson, Harold
Gramps ID I582809699
Gender male
Age at Death 44 years, 9 months, 13 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1022    
 
Death 1066-10-14 Battle Of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex  
2
Nobility Title     Ii, Of England
 
Burial   Waltham Abbey, Essex, England  
2
Unknown 1066-01-06 St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England Acceded
2

Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father UNKNOWN, Godwin [I582802880]
Mother Thorkillsdottir, Gytha [I582802881]
    Sister     Godwinsdottir, Edith [I582810541]
         Godwinson, Harold [I582809699]
    Brother     UNKNOWN, Sveyn [I582809468]
    Brother     Godwinson, Tostig [I582809515]
    Brother     Fitzgodwyn, Herbert [I582803342]
    Brother     Godwinsson, Gyrth [I582809469]
    Brother     Godwinsson, Leofwin [I582809365]
    Sister     UNKNOWN, Driella [I582813194]
    Brother     Godwinsson, Wulfnoth [I582809376]
    Sister     Godwinsdottir, Elgiva [I582809380]
    Brother     UNKNOWN, Alfga [I582813195]
    Sister     Godwinsdottir, Gunhilda [I582809381]
    Brother     UNKNOWN, Edgiva [I582813196]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Godwin [I582802880]
Stepmother Sveynsdottir, Thyra [I582809653]

Families

    Family of Godwinson, Harold and UNKNOWN, Edith - Ealdgyth [F533082629]
Married Wife UNKNOWN, Edith - Ealdgyth [I582803843]
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1045    
 
  Narrative

CHAN4 Oct 2003

  Children
  1. Haroldsson, Godwin [I582809191]
  2. Haroldsson, Edmund [I582809098]
  3. Haroldsdottir, Gytha [I582812095]
  4. Haroldsson, Magnus [I582809289]
  5. Haroldsson, Ulf [I582809343]
  6. Haroldsdottir, Gunhilda [I582809344]
  7. Haroldsson, Harold [I582809031]

Narrative

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Ii, Of England
born c. 1020
died Oct. 14, 1066, near Hastings, Sussex, Eng.
King of England (1066).
known as Harold Godwineson The son of the politically powerful Godwine, earl of Wessex, he inherited his father's earldom and power in 1053. When Edward the Confessor died in January 1066, Harold's supporters dominated the witan (king's council) and chose him as king. He was opposed by King Harald III Sigurdsson of Norway, whom he defeated on Sept. 25, 1066, at Stamford Bridge near York. He then marched south to meet William, duke of Normandy, and was killed at the Battle of Hastings.

Pedigree

  1. UNKNOWN, Godwin [I582802880]
    1. Thorkillsdottir, Gytha [I582802881]
      1. UNKNOWN, Driella [I582813194]
      2. UNKNOWN, Edgiva [I582813196]
      3. UNKNOWN, Alfga [I582813195]
      4. Godwinsdottir, Edith [I582810541]
      5. Godwinson, Harold
        1. UNKNOWN, Edith - Ealdgyth [I582803843]
          1. Haroldsson, Harold [I582809031]
          2. Haroldsdottir, Gytha [I582812095]
          3. Haroldsson, Godwin [I582809191]
          4. Haroldsson, Edmund [I582809098]
          5. Haroldsson, Magnus [I582809289]
          6. Haroldsson, Ulf [I582809343]
          7. Haroldsdottir, Gunhilda [I582809344]
      6. UNKNOWN, Sveyn [I582809468]
      7. Godwinson, Tostig [I582809515]
      8. Fitzgodwyn, Herbert [I582803342]
      9. Godwinsson, Gyrth [I582809469]
      10. Godwinsson, Leofwin [I582809365]
      11. Godwinsson, Wulfnoth [I582809376]
      12. Godwinsdottir, Elgiva [I582809380]
      13. Godwinsdottir, Gunhilda [I582809381]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. pemble [S545686325]
  2. Directory of Royal Genealogical Data [S545686241]