Harold Godwinson
Harold was born about 1022 in
Wessex, England
. Harold's father was
Godwin Wulfnothson
and his mother was
Gytha Thorgilsdottir
. His paternal grandfather was
Wulfnoth Cild
; his maternal grandfather was
Thorgils Styrbjornsson
. He had ten brothers and four sisters, named
Swein or
,
Herbert
,
Morcar
,
Waltheow
,
Wulfnoth
,
Edwin
,
Leofwine
,
Gwrth or
,
Alfgar
,
Tostig
,
Edith of
,
Gunhilda
,
Gytha
and
Elgiva
. He died on October 14th, 1066 in
Killed at the Battle of Hastings
. He was buried in
Waltham Abbey (body now lost), Wessex, England
.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Wulfnoth Cild
- d.UNKNOWN
Godwin Wulfnothson
- d.1053
Harold Godwinson
- b.~ 1022 in Wessex, England d.14 Oct 1066 in Killed at the Battle of Hastings
Bjorn "The Old" Eriksson
*
- b.~ 0867 d.~ 0950
Olaf "Mitkg" Bjornsson
- b.0885 in Sweden d.0964
Styrbjorn Olaffsen of Sweden
- b.BET 908 AND 922 d.0986
Thrand of Sula
- b.~ 0863 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Ingeberg Thrandsdottir
- b.BET 886 AND 890 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Thorgils Styrbjornsson
- b.~ 0936 d.BET 1012 AND 1033
Gorm 'The Old' Dem Gammel
*
- b.~ 0880 d.BET 931 AND 956
Harold VII (or IV) Blaatand ' Bluetooth' Gormss
- b.~ 0958 d.0988
Thyra Danebod
*
- b.~ 0884 d.0935
Thyra Blauzahn Haraldsdottir
- d.18 Sep 1000
Olaf "Mitkg" Bjornsson
*
- b.0885 in Sweden d.0964
Gynrithe Olafsdotter
- b.~ 0930 in Denmark d.0982
Ingeberg Thrandsdottir
*
- b.BET 886 AND 890 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.UNKNOWN
Gytha Thorgilsdottir
- d.UNKNOWN
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
Harold's first family with Edith of Mercia
Harold and
Edith of
were married in a religious ceremony about 1064. They had two sons named
Harold
and
Ulf
.
Children
Harold
Ulf
Harold's second family with Ealdgyth Swan-neck
Harold and
Ealdgyth
were married in a religious ceremony in
Not married
. They had a daughter named
Gytha of
.
Children
Gytha of Wessex
She died in
As a nun, possibly in Palestine
.
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