Aethelwerd I "The Historian" Thane Of Surrey

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Thegn In Sussex, 973.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Ealdorman In Wessex 974.; Fact 2
• Name: The Historian

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"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1992, 2nd edition.

Family/Spouse: Aethelflaed (Of Wessex). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Cyld, Thegn In Sussex CA 1007.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Ealdorman In Devon 1005.; Fact 2
• Name: The Great

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"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1992, 2nd edition.

Family/Spouse: Aethelthrith (Of Wessex). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 1009. Thegn In Sussex Abt 1007.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Outlawed.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Held Compton & Halton, Revolted 1009.; Fact 3

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: An Anglo-Danish Noble, He Rose To Power Under Canute.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Godwin Supported The Acession Of Edward The Confessor After Canute's Death.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Became A Dominant Figure Edward The Confessor's Royal Gov't.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: In 1045 His Daughter Edith Married Edward.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Overthrown In 1051 But Regained His Position By Force In 1052.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: Suceeded By His Son Harold II King Of England.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Thegn In Sussex, Ealdorman Of Wessex 1018.; Fact 7

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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.

Died:
Apoplexy.

Godwin married Gytha Thorkilsdottir between 1019 and 1020 in Halland, Sweden. Gytha (daughter of Thorgils Sprakalegg and Sigrid (Sprakalegg)) was born about 1001 in Of Halland, Sweden; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]