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Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1022

Birth Location: Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1066

Death Location: Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England

Father: Godwin WULFNOTHSSON

Mother: Gȳða Þorkelsdōttir

Spouse(s): Ealdgyth Allerdale

Children(s): Edith Wessex, Gunhild Haroldsdottir, Magnus Haroldson, Edmund Haroldson, Godwine Haroldson, Sir England)

The story of Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England began in 1022 in Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England. Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England married Ealdgyth Of Allerdale, Edith Swannesha Edith Swanneck Edith Swanneschals Edith The Fair First Wife Or Mistress Of King Harold Ii Of England, and had children including Edith Eadgyth Gya Gyda Gytha Haraldsdottir Haroldsdatter Of Wessex, Edmund Haroldson, Godwine Haroldson, Gunhild Of Wessex Haroldsdottir, Magnus Haroldson, Sir Godwin Haroldsson Prince Of England Earl Of Kent Saxon England. Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England passed away in 1066 in Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England.

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  • The story of Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England began in 1022 in Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England.
  • Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England married Ealdgyth Of Allerdale, Edith Swannesha Edith Swanneck Edith Swanneschals Edith The Fair First Wife Or Mistress Of King Harold Ii Of England, and had children including Edith Eadgyth Gya Gyda Gytha Haraldsdottir Haroldsdatter Of Wessex, Edmund Haroldson, Godwine Haroldson, Gunhild Of Wessex Haroldsdottir, Magnus Haroldson, Sir Godwin Haroldsson Prince Of England Earl Of Kent Saxon England.
  • Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England passed away in 1066 in Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England.

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Harald England's Ancestors

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Harald England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England
Parents
Godwin Gōdwine Godwyn of Kent, de facto ruler of England, Ealdorman of England and and 1st Earl of Wessex by King Canute, WULFNOTHSSON
1001–1053
Bosham, Wessex, England
Gȳða (Gytha Githa Thorkelsdóttir) Þorkelsdōttir
–1069
Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden
Grandparents
Wulfnoth ('Ciel' Cild Thane of) Sussex
–1015
Sussex, England
Thyra ((Þóra Sveinsdóttir Til Danmark) Svendsdatter (Jelling), Princess of) Denmark
–1018
Denmark
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harald England's Descendants

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Harald (II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of) England (6 Jan 1022–14 Oct 1066) m. Ealdgyth (of) Allerdale (1020–1086)
  1. 1. Edith (\ Eadgyth \ Gȳða \ Gyda \ Gytha Haraldsdōttir \ Haroldsdatter of) Wessex 1053–1107
  2. 2. Gunhild (of Wessex) Haroldsdottir 1055–1097
  3. 3. Magnus Haroldson 1051–1069
  4. 4. Edmund Haroldson 1047–1069
  5. 5. Godwine Haroldson 1049–1069
  6. 6. Sir (Godwin Haroldsson, Prince of England, Earl of Kent (Saxon) England) 1059–1085

Harald England's Timeline

2 Records

1022
6 Jan 1022
Birth of Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England in Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England
Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England
1066
14 Oct 1066
Age 44
Death of Harald II \ Harold II Godwinson \ Gōdwineson King of England in Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England
Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1022
    Event Place: Wessex Kingdom, , Anglo Saxon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1066
    Event Place: Battle of Hastings, Senlac, Sussex, England

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