Godwin Haroldsson, Earl of Kent

1066 (March) Morcar’s sister Edith, married Harold II. This political marriage ensured that Morcar and Edwin remained loyal to the crown. Harold’s two sons by Edith, Harold and Ulf, were born after his death. https://www.totallytimelines.com/morcar-earl-of-northumbria/

Godwin or Godwine Haroldsson.

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20AngloSaxon%20&%20Dan...

King Harold & [Mistress (1)] had [seven] illegitimate children:

2. GODWIN ([1045/55]-after 1069). Florence of Worcester records that "Haroldi regis filii Godwinus, Eadmundus, Magnus" returned from Ireland and landed in Somerset where they were defeated, in a passage which deals with events in mid-1068[2061]. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that "the sons of King Harold" (unnamed, and without specifying how many sons there were) came from Ireland and landed in "the mouth of the Taw", where they were defeated by "Earl Brian", before returning to Ireland[2062]. Florence of Worcester records that "duo Haroldi filiis" sailed from Ireland 24 Jun [1069] and landed "in Ostio flumis Tavi"[2063]. He and his brothers may later have taken refuge with Svend II Estrithsen King of Denmark.

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1. ID: I19045
2. Name: Godwin of Kent
3. Suffix: Earl of Wessex & Kent
4. Sex: M
5. Death: 15 APR 1053
6. Note: 1

   m1. Thyra Sveynsdottir (b c993, d 1018, dau of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard', King of Denmark, Norway and England)

m2. (1019) Gytha (dau of Thorkils 'Sprakalegg' Styrlbjornsson).
# _UID: 6F19AE22E5404724983D8A8A27E7FE7A574B

1. Change Date: 1 APR 2008

Father: Wulfnoth of Sussex

Marriage 1 Thyra Sveynsdottir

   * Married: 

Marriage 2 Gytha Styrlbjornsson

   * Married: 1019

Children

  1. Has Children Alice or Anne Godwinsdottir b: ABT 1085 in Kent

Sources:

  1. Type: Web Site

Title: Stirnet Genealogy
Author: Patrick Barns-Graham
URL: www.stirnet.com
father:

• Godwin I Earl of Kent and Wessex

born about 0988 Wessex, England

died 15 January 1053, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England

mother:

• Gytha Thorgilsdottir

born about 0997 Halland, Sweden

died after 1066 Flanders

siblings:

• Harold II King of England born about 1019 England

died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Edith Godwinsdatter born about 1020 died 8 December 1075

• Sven Godwinsson born about 1021 died 29 September 1052 Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium

Tostig Earl of Northumberland born 1025/30 Wessex, England died 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge

Gyrth Godwinsson Earl of East Anglia died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Leofwin Godwinsson died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Wulfnoth Godwinsson

Elgiva Godwinsdottir

Gunhilda Godwinsdattir born about 1024 died 24 August 1087 Bruges, Flanders

siblings (possibly by Thyra Sveinsdottir):

Waeltheow of Wessex? died after 1066 in the prison of William the Conqueror

Morcar of Northumbria? died September 1066 in battle near York

Edwin of Mercia? died about 1067 Argyll, Scotland

Gytha (Edgyth) of Wessex?

Herbert Fitzgodwin?

Alfgar of Wessex? born about 1038?

spouse:

unknown

children:

• Ann Godwin born about 1085 Kent, England

Druella of Kent

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source:

LDS

ancestry.com

"Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Great Britain" by Mike Ashley

only lists ten by *Gytha Thorgilsdottir

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ID: I19045 Name: Godwin of Kent Suffix: Earl of Wessex & Kent Sex: M Death: 15 APR 1053 Note: 1 m1. Thyra Sveynsdottir (b c993, d 1018, dau of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard', King of Denmark, Norway and England) m2. (1019) Gytha (dau of Thorkils 'Sprakalegg' Styrlbjornsson). _UID: 6F19AE22E5404724983D8A8A27E7FE7A574B Change Date: 1 APR 2008 Father: Wulfnoth of Sussex

Marriage 1 Thyra Sveynsdottir

• Married: Marriage 2 Gytha Styrlbjornsson
• Married: 1019 Children

1. Has Children Alice or Anne Godwinsdottir b: ABT 1085 in Kent Sources:

1. Type: Web Site Title: Stirnet Genealogy Author: Patrick Barns-Graham URL: www.stirnet.com father:

Godwin I Earl of Kent and Wessex born about 0988 Wessex, England

died 15 January 1053, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England

mother:

Gytha Thorgilsdottir born about 0997 Halland, Sweden

died after 1066 Flanders

siblings:

Harold II King of England born about 1019 England died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Edith Godwinsdatter born about 1020 died 8 December 1075

Sven Godwinsson born about 1021 died 29 September 1052 Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium Tostig Earl of Northumberland born 1025/30 Wessex, England died 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge

Gyrth Godwinsson Earl of East Anglia died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Leofwin Godwinsson died 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings, Senlac Hill, Sussex, England

Wulfnoth Godwinsson

Elgiva Godwinsdottir

Gunhilda Godwinsdattir born about 1024 died 24 August 1087 Bruges, Flanders

siblings (possibly by Thyra Sveinsdottir):

Waeltheow of Wessex? died after 1066 in the prison of William the Conqueror

Morcar of Northumbria? died September 1066 in battle near York

Edwin of Mercia? died about 1067 Argyll, Scotland

Gytha (Edgyth) of Wessex?

Herbert Fitzgodwin?

Alfgar of Wessex? born about 1038?

spouse:

unknown

children:

Ann Godwin born about 1085 Kent, England Druella of Kent

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source:

LDS

ancestry.com

"Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Great Britain" by Mike Ashley

only lists ten by *Gytha Thorgilsdottir

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