Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent

992 - 1053  (66 years)

Aethelwerd I "The Historian" Thane Of Surrey

Bef 965 - Abt 998  (> 33 years)

Birth	Bef 965
Died	Abt 998
Family	Aethelflaed (Of Wessex)
Children	1. Aethelmaer Ciel "The Great" Thane Of Surrey

Wulfnoth Of Sussex Cyld Of Sussex

Abt 983 - 1015  (32 years)

Birth	Abt 983	Wessex, England
Died	1015
Father	Aethelmaer Ciel "The Great" Thane Of Surrey
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Aethelthrith (Of Wessex)
Relationship	unknown
Children	1. Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent,   b. Between 987 and 992, Of Wessex, England

Gytha Thorkilsdottir

Abt 1001 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 1001	Of Halland, Sweden
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Thorgils Sprakalegg,   b. Denmark
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sigrid (Sprakalegg),   b. Abt 941
Relationship	unknown
Family	Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent,   b. Between 987 and 992, Of Wessex, England
Married	Between 1019 and 1020	Halland, Sweden
Children	1. Harold II Godwineson King Of England,   b. Abt 1022, Of Wessex, England   2. Eadgyth (Edith) Of Wessex   3. Tosig Of Wessex

Harold II Godwineson King Of England

Abt 1022 - 1066  (44 years)

Birth	Abt 1022	Of Wessex, England
Died	14 Oct 1066	Battle Of Hastings, Sussex
Father	Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent,   b. Between 987 and 992, Of Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Gytha Thorkilsdottir,   b. Abt 1001, Of Halland, Sweden
Relationship	unknown
Married	Between 1019 and 1020	Halland, Sweden
Family 1	Ealdgyth "Swan-Neck" (Of England),   b. Abt 1025, Of Wessex, England
Children	1. Gytha Haroldsdottir, Of England,   b. Abt 1053, London, Middlesex, England   2. Ulf Of Wessex,   b. 1065, Wessex, England   3. II Harold Of Wessex,   b. 1066, England
Family 2	Ealdgyth Of Mercia,   b. 1034, Of Mercia, England
Married	Abt 1064

Ealdgyth "Swan-Neck" (Of England)

Abt 1025 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 1025	Of Wessex, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Morcar Of Northumbria, High Reeve Of,   b. 960
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Ealdgyth (Edgitha) Of Mercia,   b. 960, England
Relationship	unknown
Family 1	Edmund II Ironsides King Of England,   b. 989, Wessex, England
Married	Aug 1015	Malmsbury, Wiltshire
Children	1. Edward The Outlaw Atheling Of England,   b. 1016, Wessex, England
Family 2	Gruffydd Llewelyn,   b. 1011, Wales
Family 3	Harold II Godwineson King Of England,   b. Abt 1022, Of Wessex, England
Children	1. Gytha Haroldsdottir, Of England,   b. Abt 1053, London, Middlesex, England   2. Ulf Of Wessex,   b. 1065, Wessex, England   3. II Harold Of Wessex,   b. 1066, England

Ealdgyth Of Mercia

1034 - 1086  (52 years)

Birth	1034	Of Mercia, England
Died	1086
Father	Aelfgar III Of Mercia Earl Of Mercia,   b. 1002, Of Mercia, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Elfgifu (Elgiva) Of Wessex,   b. 990, England
Relationship	unknown
Family 1	Gruffydd Ap Llywelyn King Of Gwynedd & Powys,   b. 1011, Of Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Married	Abt 1057
Children	1. Nesta Verch Gruffydd,   b. Between 1055 and 1057, Of Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Family 2	Harold II Godwineson King Of England,   b. Abt 1022, Of Wessex, England
Married	Abt 1064

Eadgyth (Edith) Of Wessex

Father	Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent,   b. Between 987 and 992, Of Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Gytha Thorkilsdottir,   b. Abt 1001, Of Halland, Sweden
Relationship	unknown
Married	Between 1019 and 1020	Halland, Sweden
Family	Saint Edward The Confessor King Of England,   b. Abt 1004

Saint Edward The Confessor King Of England

Abt 1004 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 1004
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Ethelred II The Unready King Of England,   b. 968, Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Emma De Normandy,   b. Abt 986
Relationship	unknown
Married	1002
Family	Eadgyth (Edith) Of Wessex

Tosig Of Wessex

- 1066

Died	1066
Father	Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent,   b. Between 987 and 992, Of Wessex, England
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Gytha Thorkilsdottir,   b. Abt 1001, Of Halland, Sweden
Relationship	unknown
Married	Between 1019 and 1020	Halland, Sweden

• Name	Godwin Of Wessex Earl Of Wessex & Kent  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Between 987 and 992	Of Wessex, England   [3, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	An Anglo-Danish Noble, He Rose To Power Under Canute.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 1
  Fact 2	Godwin Supported The Acession Of Edward The Confessor After Canute's Death.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 2
  Fact 3	Became A Dominant Figure Edward The Confessor's Royal Gov't.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 3
  Fact 4	In 1045 His Daughter Edith Married Edward.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 4
  Fact 5	Overthrown In 1051 But Regained His Position By Force In 1052.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 5
  Fact 6	Suceeded By His Son Harold II King Of England.   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  	Fact 6
  Fact 7	Thegn In Sussex, Ealdorman Of Wessex 1018.   [1, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  	Fact 7
  Death	15 Apr 1053	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  	Apoplexy.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Aethelwerd I "The Historian" Thane Of Surrey,   b. Bef 965   d. Abt 998  (Age > 33 years)  (Great Grandfather)
  Notes	[large-G675.FTW] An Anglo-Danish noble, he rose to power under Canute, after whose death he supported the accession of Edward the Confessor & became a dominant figure in royal gov't. In 1045 his daughter married Edward. He was overthrown in 1051 but regained his position by force in 1052. He was succeeded by his son Harold, who also succeeded Edward, thus leading to the Norman conquest. The key article on the proposed descent of Harold II from Aethelred I is David H. Kelley, "The House of Aethelred," in Lindsay S. Brooke, ed., Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday_ (Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy, Ltd., Occasional Publication No. Two, 1989). As I posted earlier, the descent of land provides strong evidence for the descent of Harold II's father, Earl Godwine, from Aethelred I (not II), but it is also possible that the land was expropriated and presented to Godwine and his possession of it does not indicate genealogical descent.
  Person ID	I27458	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Wulfnoth Of Sussex Cyld Of Sussex,   b. Abt 983, Wessex, England d. 1015 (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F31492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gytha Thorkilsdottir,   b. Abt 1001, Of Halland, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Between 1019 and 1020	Halland, Sweden   [3, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Harold II Godwineson King Of England,   b. Abt 1022, Of Wessex, England d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle Of Hastings, Sussex (Age 44 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Ealdgyth "Swan-Neck" (Of England);   Ealdgyth Of Mercia  m. Abt 1064   2. Eadgyth (Edith) Of Wessex  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Saint Edward The Confessor King Of England   3. Tosig Of Wessex   d. 1066  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F9920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), p 5 line 1B. [S90] Fisher, Gordon. "The son of Wulfnoth, probably a Sussex thegn, Godwin rose to power through the favour of King Cnut." ac. to *The Life of King Edward who rests at Westminster*, attributed to a monk of Saint-Bertin, 2nd edn, ed & tr & with introduction & notes by Frank Barlow, Oxford (Clarendon), 1992. Footnote, p 6 [S204] large-G675.FTW. Date of Import: 16 Mar 1999 [S204] large-G675.FTW. Date of Import: 27 Mar 1999 [S202] 11615-2.ftw. Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999 [S203] Gregory Strong, Ancestory.com Individual Tree - Kings & Presidents. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;). [S20] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (Name: Name: copyright 1994, 1995, 1996;;). [S20] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (Name: Name: copyright 1994, 1995, 1996;;). m abt 1019, no place [S205] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (Name: Name: 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992;;), p 5 line 1B. no place