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Harold Godwinson King of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1022

Birth Location: Northumberland, England

Death Date: 14 October 1066

Death Location: Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, England

Father: Godwin Wessex

Mother: Gytha Thorkelsdóttir

Spouse(s): Aldgyth Mercia

Children(s):

In 1022, Harold Godwinson King of England entered the world in Northumberland, England, born to Godwin Wulfnothson 1St Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorkelsdottir. Harold Godwinson King of England married Aldgyth Ealdgyth Queen Of Mercia. Harold Godwinson King of England passed away in 1066 in Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1022, Harold Godwinson King of England entered the world in Northumberland, England, born to Godwin Wulfnothson 1St Earl Of Wessex And Gytha Thorkelsdottir.
  • Harold Godwinson King of England married Aldgyth Ealdgyth Queen Of Mercia.
  • Harold Godwinson King of England passed away in 1066 in Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, England.

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Harold England's Ancestors

Self
Harold England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Northumberland, England
Parents
Godwin Wulfnothson 1st Earl of Wessex
1001–1053
West Sussex, England
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
–1069
Grandparents
Thorgils (Thorkil) Sprakalägg
–1027
Uppsala, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harold England's Timeline

2 Records

1022
1022
Birth of Harold Godwinson King of England in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1066
14 October 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold Godwinson King of England in Senlac Hill, Hastings, Sussex, England
Senlac Hill, Hastings, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1022
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1066
    Event Place: Senlac Hill, Hastings, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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