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Harold II Godwinson of king of England 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1022

Birth Location: Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1066

Death Location: Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: Godwin Canute

Mother: Gytha Thorkelsdottir

Spouse(s): Queen England(2), Edith Neck, EDITH Wessex

Children(s): Gyda Wessex

In 1022, Harold II Godwinson of king of England entered the world in Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England, born to Godwin Wulfnothsson Of Kent De Facto Ruler Of England Ealdorman Of England And Earl Of Wessex By King Canute And Gytha Denmark Thorkelsdottir. Harold II Godwinson of king of England married Edith Of Wessex, Edith The Fair Swan Neck, Queen Ealdgyth Aldgyth Edith The Fair Swannesha Swan Neck Of Mercia Later Queen Consort Of England 2, and had children including Gyda Gytha Haraldsdatter Wessex. Harold II Godwinson of king of England passed away in 1066 in Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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  • In 1022, Harold II Godwinson of king of England entered the world in Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England, born to Godwin Wulfnothsson Of Kent De Facto Ruler Of England Ealdorman Of England And Earl Of Wessex By King Canute And Gytha Denmark Thorkelsdottir.
  • Harold II Godwinson of king of England married Edith Of Wessex, Edith The Fair Swan Neck, Queen Ealdgyth Aldgyth Edith The Fair Swannesha Swan Neck Of Mercia Later Queen Consort Of England 2, and had children including Gyda Gytha Haraldsdatter Wessex.
  • Harold II Godwinson of king of England passed away in 1066 in Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Harold England's Ancestors

Self
Harold England
1022–1066
Birth Place: Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England
Parents
Godwin Wulfnothsson of Kent, de facto ruler of England, Ealdorman of England and Earl of Wessex by King Canute
1001–1053
Wessex, England
Gytha (Denmark) Thorkelsdottir
1001–1022
Denmark
Grandparents
Wulfnoth ("Cild" Thegn of) Sussex
–1015
Wessex Kingdom, England
Thyra (Svensdatter av) Denmark
–1018
Denmark
Thorgils Styrbjornsson
–1012
Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Sigrid Haraldsdottir
–1000
Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Styrbjorn Olafsson
Princess Jutland
Herbastus Crepon
–1004
Cyrid Sweden
1000–1023
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gorm Denmark
Thyra Jutland
Olof Sweden
1000–1045
Ingeberg Thrandsdotter
–1014

Harold England's Descendants

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Harold (II Godwinson of king of) England (1022–14 Oct 1066) m. Queen (Ealdgyth\Aldgyth\Edith "The Fair" Swannesha (Swan Neck) of Mercia, later, Queen Consort of) England(2) (1018–1066) m. Edith (The Fair Swan) Neck (1025–1086) m. EDITH (Of) Wessex (1025–1064)
  1. 1. Gyda ("Gytha" Haraldsdatter) Wessex 1053–1107 m. Vladimir (II) Monomakh 1053–1125
    1. 1. Mstislav (I Harald The Great) Vladimirovich 1076–1132 m. Lyubava Dmitrievna 1100–1168
      1. 1. Helena (Evfrosinia Euphrosine Novogorod Kiev Mstislawna) Rurik 1130–1186 m. Geisa (II Arpád ze) Magyarország 1130–1161
        1. 1. Bela (III King of Hungary and) Croatia 1148–1196 m. Agnes (Anna De) Chatillon 1154–1184

Harold England's Timeline

2 Records

1022
1022
Birth of Harold II Godwinson of king of England in Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England
Wessex Kingdom, Anglo Saxon, England
1066
14 Oct 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold II Godwinson of king of England in Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1066
    Event Place: Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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