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Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex 1022–1066 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1022

Birth Location: Wessex, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1066

Death Location: Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Father: Godwin 1020-1053

Mother: Gytha Stybior

Spouse(s): Ealdgyth Ealdorman

Children(s): Gytha A, Gunhild Ealdor

In 1022, Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex entered the world in Wessex, England, born to Godwin Godwine Of Wessex Godwin Wulfnotsen Earldorman Of Wessex Kent 1020 1053 And Gytha Githa Of Skane Thorkillsdottir Daughter Of Thorkill Thorkils Sprakalaag Thorgils Torkil Thurgils The Tall Styrbjornsson Sprakling Av Skane Stybior. Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex married Ealdgyth Edith The Fair Swan Neck Eadgyth Swannesha Of England Wife Of Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo Saxon King Of England 1066 Ealdorman, and had children including Gunhild The Nun Of England Daughter Of Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo Saxon King Of England 1066 Ealdor, Gytha Godwinson Princess Of England Grand Princess Of Kievan Rus Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned A. Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex passed away in 1066 in Senlac Hill, Sussex, England.

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  • In 1022, Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex entered the world in Wessex, England, born to Godwin Godwine Of Wessex Godwin Wulfnotsen Earldorman Of Wessex Kent 1020 1053 And Gytha Githa Of Skane Thorkillsdottir Daughter Of Thorkill Thorkils Sprakalaag Thorgils Torkil Thurgils The Tall Styrbjornsson Sprakling Av Skane Stybior.
  • Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex married Ealdgyth Edith The Fair Swan Neck Eadgyth Swannesha Of England Wife Of Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo Saxon King Of England 1066 Ealdorman, and had children including Gunhild The Nun Of England Daughter Of Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo Saxon King Of England 1066 Ealdor, Gytha Godwinson Princess Of England Grand Princess Of Kievan Rus Harold Ii Of England The Saxon Harold Godwinsson Godwinson Last Crowned A.
  • Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex passed away in 1066 in Senlac Hill, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Godwin 1020-1053
1001–1053
Birth Location: –
G1
Gytha Stybior
–1069
Birth Location: –
GS

Spouses(s)

Ealdgyth Ealdorman
1025–1066
Birth Location: –
EE

Children(s)

Gytha A
1053–1107
Birth Location: Wessex, England
GA
Gunhild Ealdor
–1093
Birth Location: –
GE

Harold Wessex's Ancestors

Self
Harold Wessex
1022–1066
Birth Place: Wessex, England
Parents
Godwin (Godwine) of Wessex (Godwin Wulfnotsen) Earldorman of Wessex & Kent 1020-1053
1001–1053
Gytha ((Githa) of Skane Thorkillsdottir Daughter of Thorkill (Thorkils) "Sprakalaag" (Thorgils {Torkil, Thurgils} "the Tall" {Styrbjornsson} Sprakling av Skane)) Stybior
–1069
Grandparents
Wulfnoth (Cild of Sussex (Wylfnoth Cied av Kent) Theign of) Sussex
–1015
Thyra (of Denmark Sveynsdatter Daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard (Sveinn Haraldsson, Svend Tveskaeg) Haraldsson King of Denmark 986-1014, King of Norway 986-995 &) 10
–1018
Thorkill ((Thorkils) "Sprakalaag" (Thorgils {Torkil, Thurgils} "the Tall" {Styrbjornsson} Sprakling av Skane) Stybiornsson Danish) Chieftain
–1000
Great-Grandparents
Aethelmar Devonshire
–1016
Sweyn 1013-1014
–1014
Strybiorn Sweden
Thyra 970-986
–1000
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aethelwerd Wessex
Harald 970-986
Gyrid Uppsala
–1002
Olaf Uppsala
Ingeborg Sweden
Harald 970-986
Gyrid Uppsala
–1002

Harold Wessex's Descendants

1.
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Harold (II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of) Wessex (Abt. 1022–14 Oct 1066) m. Ealdgyth ((Edith the Fair) "Swan-neck" (Eadgyth "Swannesha" of England) Wife of Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066,) Ealdorman (Abt. 1025–Abt. 1066)
  1. 1. Gytha (Godwinson Princess of England, Grand Princess of Kievan Rus' Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned) A 1053–1107 m. Vladimir (II Monomakh Rurikovich Grand Duke of Kievan) Rus' 1053–1125
    1. 1. Mstislav (I "the Great" Vladimirovich Grand Prince of) Kiev 1076–1132 m. Lyubawa (Dmitrievna Zaviditsch Princess of Novgorod, Daughter of Dmitri (Dmitri Savidich, Dimitri Zaviditsch) Zaviditsch Possednik\Perednik of) Novogorod 1100–1168 m. Christina ((Kristina Stenkil) Ingesdottir Princess of Sweden, Daughter of Inge I of Sweden (Ingo I Stenkilson) Stenkilsson King of) Sweden –1122
      1. 1. Euphrosyne (Princess of Kiev, Queen of Hungary, Daughter of Mstislav I “the Great” Vladimirovich Grand Prince of) Kiev 1130–1193 m. Geza (II Arpad King of Hungary &) Croatia 1130–1162
        1. 1. Bela (III Arpad King of Hungary &) Croatia 1148–1196 m. Agnes ((Anne) de Châtillon-sur-Loing Princess of Antioch, Queen of Hungary, Daughter of Renaud "the Elephant God" de Châtillon-sur-Loing Crusader, Prince of) Antioch 1154–1184
        2. 2. Elisabeth (of Hungary Arpad (von Ungarn) Daughter of Geza II Arpad King of Hungary &) Croatia 1145–1190 m. Frederic (of Bohemia (Frederich von Boehmen) Przemyslide Duke of) Bohemia –1189
        3. 3. Ilona ((Jolan, Helena) of Hungary Princess of Hungary, Daughter of Geza II Arpad King of Hungary &) Croatia –1199 m. Leopold (V of Austria von Babenberg Duke of) Austria 1157–1194
      2. 2. Ingeborga (of Novgorod (Ingborg Mitslavna of Kiev, Ingeborg Mistislawna von Kiew) Daughter of Mstislav I "the Great" Vladimirovich Grand Prince of) Kiev 1100–1140 m. Knud ("Lavand" of Denmark (Knut {Canute} "Lavard" de Danemark, Knud Eriksen av Slesvik) Eriksen Prince of Denmark, Duke of South Jutland (Sonderjylland), King of the) Wenden 1096–1131
        1. 1. Vlademar ((Waldemar) I "the Great" of Denmark (Valdemar I "den Store" Knudsen de Danemark) Knudsen King of) Denmark 1131–1182 m. Sofiya ((Sophia Wolodarnowna von Minsk, Sofie of Polock) Vladimirovna Princess of Novgorod, Daughter of Wolodar (Vladimir) Glebowitsch von Minsk Prince of) Minsk 1141–1198
        2. 2. Margareta ((Margareta Knutsdotter av Slesvik) de Danemaek Daughter of Knud "Lavand" of Denmark (Knut {Canute} "Lavard" de Danemark, Knud Eriksen av Slesvik) Eriksen Prince of Denmark,) Du 1124– m. Stig ((Stigr Tokeson {Togesen} of Skane)) Hvide –1155
    2. 2. Mystislaw ((I) Harold of Kiev (Mstislas II "the Great" Vladimirovich) Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of) Novgorod 1076–1132 m. Christina ((Kristina Stenkil) Ingesdottir Princess of Sweden, Daughter of Inge I of Sweden (Ingo I Stenkilson) Stenkilsson King of) Sweden –1122
      1. 1. Isiaslav ((Izyaslav) II of Kiev (Isjaslaw {Iziaslav} II von Rurikide von Kiew) Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of) Kursk 1096–1154
        1. 1. Mstislav (II of Kiev (Mscislaw "the Brave", Mstislav II Chrobry {Chabry}) Grand Prince of) Kiev 1124–1172 m. Agnieszka ((Agnes) of Poland (Agnesca Piast) Piast Princess of Poland, Daughter of Boleslaw III (Boleslaw Krzywousty {"Wry-Mouthed"}) Piast Duke of Poland) 1107-1138 1137–1181
        2. 2. Evdokiya ((Eudoxia) of Kiev (Jewdokija Isjaslaw Kijewskaja, Edoxie Rurikide) Izyaslavna Daughter of Isiaslav (Izyaslav) II of Kiev (Isjaslaw {Iziaslav} II von Rurikide von Kiew) Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of) Kursk 1131–1204 m. Mieszko ((Miesko) III "the Old" of Poland Piast High Duke of) Poland 1126–1202
      2. 2. Rostislav (I Mikhail of Kiev (& Smolensk) (Rostislaw II Mstislavich von Kiew) Grand Prince of Kiev (&) Smolensk) 1115–1168 m. Agnes ((Adelheid zu Hohenstaufen) von Schwaben Daughter of Konrad III of Germany (of Swabia) (Hohenstaufen) Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans, Duke of) Franken 1107–1151
        1. 1. Ryurik (II of Kiev (Rurik II Wassili Rostislawitsch von Kiew, Rjurik II Wassilij) Rostislavich Grand Prince of) Kiev 1145–1214 m. Anna ((Anna Georgijewna von Turow) Yurievna Daughter of Georgij (Yurij Yaroslavich) Jaroslawitsch von Turow Grand Prince von) Turow 1144–1211
        2. 2. David (Rostislavitch of Novgorod (Dawid {Duke} of {von} Smolensk) Prince of) Novgorod –1197
        3. 3. Roman (of Smolensk (of Kiev) Rostislavich Prince of) Smolensk –1180 m. Maria (von Tschernigow Daughter of Swjatoslaw II Nikolai Olegowitsch (Svyatoslav II Olgovich) von) Tschernigow –1164
        4. 4. Elena (of Kiev-Smolensk (Helena of Kiev, Jelena Rostislawna Kijewskaja) Daughter of Rostislav I Mikhail of Kiev (& Smolensk) (Rostislaw II Mstislavich von Kiew) Grand Prince of Kiev (&) Smolensk) –1204 m. Kazimierz (II of Piast of Poland (Kasimir {Casmir} II "the Just" {Sprawiedliwy}) King of Poland, Prince of Sandomierz, Duke of) Cracow 1138–1194
        5. 5. Mstislav ((Msislaw Rostislavitch Duke of Bjelgorod) Rostislavich von) Smolensk –1180 m. Afanasja (Glebowna von Rjasan (Rjazan) Daughter of Gleb of Ryazan Rostislavich Grand Prince of) Ryazan 1163–1180
      3. 3. Mariya (Agafiya of Kiev (Marija Mstislawna Nowgorodskaja) Mstislavna Daughter of Mystislaw (I) Harold of Kiev (Mstislas II "the Great" Vladimirovich) Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of) Novgorod 1101–1179 m. Vsevolod (II Yurij of Kiev & Chernigov (Wsewolod II von Nowgorod) Olegovich Grand Prince of Kiev &) Chernigov 1079–1146
        1. 1. Svyatoslav (III (Sviatoslav) of Kiev Vsevolodovich Grand Prince of) Kiev 1120–1194 m. Mariya (of Polotsk (Maria of Poland, ija Wasilkowna of Polock) Vasilkovna Daughter of Vladimir of Polotsk) Vasilkovich 1116–
      4. 4. Daughter (of Mystislaw (I) Harold of Kiev (Mstislas II "the Great" Vladimirovich) Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of) Novgorod –1118 m. Yaroslav (I (Jaroslaw Swjatopolkowitsch {Grand Prince} von Wladimir)) Svyatapolkich –1123
  2. 2. Gunhild ("the Nun" of England Daughter of Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066,) Ealdor –1093 m. Alan ("the Red" of Richmond (Alain {Rufus} le Roux) 1st Earl of) Richmond 1040–1089

Harold Wessex's Timeline

2 Records

1022
Abt. 1022
Birth of Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex in Wessex, England
Wessex, England
1066
14 Oct 1066
Age 44
Death of Harold II of England "the Saxon" (Harold Godwinsson) Godwinson Last Crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England 1066, Ealdorman of Wessex in Senlac Hill, Sussex, England
Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1022
    Event Place: Wessex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1066
    Event Place: Senlac Hill, Sussex, England
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