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Godwine, Earl of Wessex
(Ca 987 - 15 Apr 1053)
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Godwine, Earl of Wessex1
M, #102178, b. circa 987, d. 15 April 1053
Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
Godwine, Earl of Wessex was born circa 987.2 He was the son of Wulfnoth, Cyld of Sussex.2 He married, firstly, Gytha (?), daughter of Thorgils 'Sprakalegg' Styrbjornson and Sigrid of Halland, between 1019 and 1020.1 He married, secondly, Thyra Sveynsdottir, daughter of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Gunhilda of Poland.1 He died on 15 April 1053 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, from apoplexy.1 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1
He gained the title of Earl of Wessex in 1020.2 He gained the title of Earl of Kent in 1020.
Children of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?)
Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia3 d. 14 Oct 1066
Leofwine, Earl of Kent3 d. 14 Oct 1066
Wulfnoth (?)3 d. a 1087
Alfgar (?)3
Edgiva (?)3
Elgiva (?)3 d. c 1066
Gunhilda (?)4 d. 24 Aug 1087
Eadgyth of Wessex b. c 1020, d. 18 Dec 1075
Harold II Godwinson, King of England+5 b. bt 1020 - 1022, d. 14 Oct 1066
Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia+3 b. c 1023, d. 29 Sep 1052
Tostig, Earl of Northumbria+3 b. c 1026, d. 25 Sep 1066
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 26. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 34.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 35.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 36.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 29. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Godwine, Earl of Wessex1
M, #102178, b. circa 987, d. 15 April 1053
Last Edited=11 Dec 2005
Godwine, Earl of Wessex was born circa 987.2 He was the son of Wulfnoth, Cyld of Sussex.2 He married, firstly, Gytha (?), daughter of Thorgils 'Sprakalegg' Styrbjornson and Sigrid of Halland, between 1019 and 1020.1 He married, secondly, Thyra Sveynsdottir, daughter of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Gunhilda of Poland.1 He died on 15 April 1053 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, from apoplexy.1 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1
He gained the title of Earl of Wessex in 1020.2 He gained the title of Earl of Kent in 1020.
Children of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?)
Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia3 d. 14 Oct 1066
Leofwine, Earl of Kent3 d. 14 Oct 1066
Wulfnoth (?)3 d. a 1087
Alfgar (?)3
Edgiva (?)3
Elgiva (?)3 d. c 1066
Gunhilda (?)4 d. 24 Aug 1087
Eadgyth of Wessex b. c 1020, d. 18 Dec 1075
Harold II Godwinson, King of England+5 b. bt 1020 - 1022, d. 14 Oct 1066
Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia+3 b. c 1023, d. 29 Sep 1052
Tostig, Earl of Northumbria+3 b. c 1026, d. 25 Sep 1066
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 26. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 34.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 35.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 36.
[S58] E. B. Fryde, D. E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, editors, Handbook of British Chronology, 3rd edition (London, U.K.: Royal Historical Society, 1986), page 29. Hereinafter cited as Handbook of British Chronology.
Events
| Birth | Ca 987 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1020 | Earl of Wessex | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1020 | Earl of Kent | |||
| Death | 15 Apr 1053 |
Families
| Spouse | Gytha (?) ( - 1069) |
| Child | Harold II Godwinson (1020 - 1066) |
| Child | Eadgyth of Wessex (1020 - 1075) |