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Personal data Harold Godwinson, King of England 

  • He was born in the year 1022 in Wessex.
  • He was christened in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • (THE+WITAN+ELECT+HAROLD+AS+KING+OF+ENGLAND ) on January 6, 1066 in London, Middlesex, England: The day after King Edward the Confessor's death, the Witenaġemot elected Harold Godwinson to succeed as King of England, his coronation followed that same day..
  • (9+MONTH+REIGN ) from January 6, 1066 till October 14, 1066 in England: From his coronation on 6 January, to his death on 14 October, Harold was king for 9 months and 8 days..
  • (DEFEAT+AND+DEATH+AT+THE+BATTLE+OF+HASTINGS ) on October 14, 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England: Harold's army met the invading force of William of Normandy on 14 October 1066 at Senlac Hill (near the present town of Battle) close by Hastings. After nine hours of hard fighting, Harold was killed and his forces defeated. His actual cause of death is.
  • (The+last+crowned+Anglo-Saxon+king+of+England.+Harold+reigned+from+6+January+1066+until+his+death+at+the+Battle+of+Hastings. ) .
  • (Title of Nobility ) : King of England, Earl of East Anglia, Earl of Wessex, Earl of Hereford.
  • (Physical Description ) : Harold "was distinguished by his great size and strength of body, his polished manners, his firmness of mind and command of words, by a ready wit and a variety of excellent qualities."- Orderic Vitalis .
  • (2+DIFFERENT+WIVES+NAMED+EDITH ) : Harold's wife of 20 years was Edith Swannesha (also known as Edith the Fair, Edyth the Gentle Swan, Edith Swanneck); his wife of 9 months was Ealdgyth of Mercia (also known as Aldgyth or Edith).
  • He died on October 14, 1066 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, he was 44 years old.
  • He is buried October 1066 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • A child of Godwin Earl of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
  • This information was last updated on September 9, 2021.

Household of Harold Godwinson, King of England

(1) He is married to Edith "the Fair" Swanneck.

They got married about 1046.


(2) He is married to Ealdgyth of Mercia.

They got married between August 1063 and January 1066 at Wessex, he was 41 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harold Godwinson, King of England

Wulfnoth
983-< 1014
Thyra Sveinsdotter
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Thorgils Sprakeleg
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Wife of Thorgils Sprakeleg
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Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
± 997-± 1069

Harold Godwinson, King of England
1022-1066

(1) ± 1046

Edith "the Fair" Swanneck
± 1025-1086

(2) 1066

Ealdgyth of Mercia
1040-> 1066


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