Godwin Of Wessex, Earl Of Wessex b. Abt 992 Wessex, England d. 15 Apr 1053 Winchester, Hampshire, England: Our Family History

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Godwin Of Wessex, Earl Of Wessex

Abt 992 - 1053 (61 years)

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Name	Godwin Of Wessex
Suffix	Earl Of Wessex
Birth	Abt 992	Wessex, England
Gender	Male
Death	15 Apr 1053	Winchester, Hampshire, England
Burial	Old Minster, England
Person ID	I88538	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	15 Jan 2019

Father	Wulfnoth Of Wessex Unknown, b. Abt 983, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Abt 1000	Wessex, England
Family ID	F45181	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Gytha Of Denmark, b. Abt 997, Halland, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 1019 Halland, Sweden

Children

	1. Edith Godwinsdatter, b. Abt 1020, Wessex, England d. 19 Dec 1075 (Age 55 years)
	2. Count Tostig Gudwinsson Of Northumbria d. 1066
	3. Swegen Godwinsson, Earl Of Mercia, b. Abt 1021, Wessex, England d. 1052 (Age 31 years)
	4. Harald II Godwinsson, King Of England, b. Abt 1002, Wessex, England d. 14 Oct 1066, Senlac, Sussex, England (Age 64 years)
	5. Gunhild Godwinsdatter, b. Abt 1024, Wessex, England d. 24 Aug 1087 (Age 63 years)
	6. Tostig Godwinsson, Earl Of Northumberland, b. Abt 1025, Wessex, England d. 25 Sep 1066, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England (Age 41 years)
	7. Elfgifa Godwinsdatter, b. Abt 1026, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Edgifa Godwinsdatter, b. Abt 1028, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Gyrth Godwinsson, Earl Of East Anglia, b. Abt 1032, Wessex, England d. 14 Oct 1066, Senlac, Sussex, England (Age 34 years)
	10. Leofwine Godwinsson, Earl Of Essex & Kent, b. Abt 1034, Wessex, England d. 14 Oct 1066, Senlac, Sussex, England (Age 32 years)
	11. Wulfnoth Godwinsson, b. Abt 1036, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Alfgar Godwinsson, b. Abt 1038, Wessex, England d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F45182 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Mar 2009

Event Map

Marriage - 1019 - Halland, Sweden

Death - 15 Apr 1053 - Winchester, Hampshire, England

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Notes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Godwin (sometimes Godwine) (c.1001 - April 15, 1053), was one of the most powerful lords in England under the Danish king Canute the Great and his successors. Canute made him the first Earl of Wessex. Godwin was the father of Harold II and of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor.

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Biography
Godwin was a seventh generation descendant of King Ethelred of Wessex (c. 837-871). Ethelred was succeeded by his younger brother Alfred the Great because his own son Aethelhelm of Wessex (c. 870-927) was still a minor at the time of his death. Aethelhelm was later granted lands by his uncle but was never able to claim the throne. His daughter Elfleda of Wessex (c.890-918) however became Queen consort to King Edward the Elder (c.871-924).

Her brother Aethelfrith of Wessex (c.900-927) lived the life of a common landlord. His son Eadric of Wessex was granted possession of Washington in the South Downs of West Sussex. His own son Aethelwerd of Wessex (c.930-998) is known as "the Historian". Aethelmar Cild (c.960-1015), son of the later, was a benefactor of Eynsham Abbey. His son was Wulfnoth Cild (c.983-1015) who was Thegn of Sussex but is otherwise obscure. Godwin was son to Wulfnoth.

Around 1014, Godwin was first married to Thyra Sveinsd
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