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Harold II King of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1022

Birth Location: Wessex

Death Date: 14 OCT 1066

Death Location: Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Father: Gōdwine Wessex

Mother: Gytha Thorgilsdatter

Spouse(s): Edith "Swanneck"

Children(s): Gunhild Wessex, Gytha England, Ulf England

In 1022, Harold II / King of England entered the world in Wessex, born to Godwine Wulfnothsson Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorgilsdatter. Harold II King of England married Edith The Fair Swanneck, and had children including Gunhild Of Wessex, Gytha Haroldsdotter Of England, Ulf Haroldson Of England. Harold II / King of England passed away in 1066 in Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1022, Harold II // King of England entered the world in Wessex, born to Godwine Wulfnothsson Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorgilsdatter.
  • Harold II // King of England married Edith The Fair Swanneck, and had children including Gunhild Of Wessex, Gytha Haroldsdotter Of England, Ulf Haroldson Of England.
  • Harold II // King of England passed away in 1066 in Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harold England's Ancestors

Self
Harold England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Wessex
Parents
Gōdwine Wulfnothsson Earl of Wessex
–1053
Gytha Thorgilsdatter
–1069
Grandparents
Wulfnoth (Cild of South) Sussex
–1015
Great-Grandparents
Æthelcild Sussex
–1015
Æthelthrith Wessex
–1017
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Æthelweard Historian"
Æthelflæda Shaftesbury

Harold England's Descendants

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Harold (II King of) England (1022–14 OCT 1066) m. Edith ("The Fair") "Swanneck" (ABT 1025–1086)
  1. 1. Gunhild (of) Wessex 1043–1098 m. Alain (le Roux comte de) Richemont 1040–1093
    1. 1. Matilda (de) Penthièvre 1070–1136 m. Gauthier (III de Mantes Count of the) Vexin 1030–1088
      1. 1. Ralph (Deincourt , 2nd Lord) d'Eyncourt 1090–1140 m. Basilie (of) Nottinghamshire 1086–1165
        1. 1. Walter (de) Eyncourt 1102–1168 m. Matilda (de) Bretagne 1110– m. Agnes Basset 1103–
  2. 2. Gytha (Haroldsdotter of) England 1053–1107 m. Владимир (Второй Всеволодович Мономах Киевской) Руси 1053–1125
    1. 1. Мстислав (Владимирович) Киевский 1076–1132 m. Любава (Дмитриевна) Завидич 1100–1168 m. Christina Ingesdotter 1076–1122
      1. 1. Ефросинья Мстиславна 1125–1193 m. Geza (II, of Hungary) x 1130–1162
        1. 1. Árpád (Béla III Magyar) Király 1148–1196 m. Agnes (de Chatillon) x 1154–1184
        2. 2. Helena (of Hungary Duchess of) Austria 1158–1199 m. Leopold (V. von Babenberg Herzog von) Österreich 1157–1195
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Of Hungary Duchess Of) Bohemia 1145–1189 m. Friedrich (von) Böhmen 1142–1189
  3. 3. Ulf (Haroldson of) England 1047–1087 m. Cicely Wilmar 1050–1126
    1. 1. Harold (De) Sheppey 1070–1146 m. Eakdgttg Mercia 1070–1130
      1. 1. Jordan (Sheppy) Northwode 1097–1137 m. Gyld Haraldsdatter 1115–
        1. 1. Alnod Northwode 1135–1198 m. Cicely (FitzWilmar de) Upchurch 1145–1190

Harold England's Timeline

2 Records

1022
1022
Birth of Harold II // King of England in Wessex
Wessex
1066
14 OCT 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold II // King of England in Hastings, Sussex, England
Hastings, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1022
    Event Place: Wessex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1066
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

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