
Godwin, Earl Of Wessex
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 972 years ago |
Born | Sussex |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | April 15,1053 |
Died | Winchester |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Gytha Thorkelsdóttir |
Parents | Wulfnoth Cild |
Reign | 1020–1053 |
Children | Harold Godwinson |
Tostig Godwinson | |
Edith of Wessex | |
Job | Statesperson |
Siblings | Ælfwig |
Grandchildren | Gytha of Wessex |
Hous | Godwin |
Date of birth | January 1,1001 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 587522 |
Godwin, Earl Of Wessex Life story
Godwin of Wessex was an English nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex. Godwin was the father of King Harold II and of Edith of Wessex, who in 1045 married King Edward the Confessor.