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Harold Godwinson, King of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1022

Birth Location: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 OCT 1066

Death Location: Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cross, , Essex, England

Father: Godwin, Wessex

Mother: Gytha Thorkelsdóttir

Spouse(s): Edith Swanneck

Children(s): Godwine Haroldsson

Harold Godwinson, King of England was born in 1022 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Godwin Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorkelsdottir. Harold Godwinson, King of England married Edith Swanneck, and had children including Godwine Haroldsson. Harold Godwinson, King of England passed away in 1066 in Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cross, , Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Harold Godwinson, King of England was born in 1022 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Godwin Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorkelsdottir.
  • Harold Godwinson, King of England married Edith Swanneck, and had children including Godwine Haroldsson.
  • Harold Godwinson, King of England passed away in 1066 in Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cross, , Essex, England.

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Harold England's Ancestors

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Harold England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
–1053
Sussex, England
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
–1069
Grandparents
Wulfnoth (Cild of) Wessex
–1015
Wessex, England
Thyra Sveinsdotter
–1018
Wessex, England
Great-Grandparents
Aethelmaer Wessex
–1015
Æthelthrith Wessex
–1017
Svend Tveskæg
–1014
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Æthelweard Wessex
Æthelweard Wessex
Harald Blåtand
Gunhild

Harold England's Descendants

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Harold (Godwinson, King of) England (1022–14 OCT 1066) m. Edith Swanneck (ABT 1025–1080)
  1. 1. Godwine Haroldsson 1047–1086 m. unnamed wife 1064–1086
    1. 1. Ann Godwin 1075–1119 m. Botolph Stourton 1075–1110
      1. 1. Robert Stourton 1107–1180 m. Agnes (de) Stafford 1114–1150
        1. 1. Rose Stourton 1135–1185 m. Alexander (de) Baumville 1145–1210

Harold England's Timeline

3 Records

1020
1020
Harold Godwinson, King of England was christened in Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England
Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England
1022
1022
Birth of Harold Godwinson, King of England in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1066
14 OCT 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold Godwinson, King of England in Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1020
    Event Place: Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1022
    Event Place: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1066
    Event Place: Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cross, , Essex, England

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