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Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre was born in 1052 (son of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia and Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: By tradition, his descendants included a great-great-granddaughter, Helena Guttormsdotter, was the mistress of Valdemar II of Denmark and mother of Valdemar's son Canute, Duke of Reval. He was the great-great-grandfather of King Inge II of Norway and Duke Skule Bårdsson, and the matrilineal great-great-grandfather of Estrid Bjørnsdotter.
    • Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia was born about 1026 (son of Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdóttir); died on 25 Sep 1066 in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Travel: Sep 1051; In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
    • Travel: Nov 1065; Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065. Tostig, along with Judith and their children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.
    • Military: 1066; Tostig supported the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada's invasion of England in 1066.
    • Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:

    Tostig married Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria before Sep 1051. Judith (daughter of Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Elena of Normandy) was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim; died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Judith of Flanders, Countess of NorthumbriaJudith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim (daughter of Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Elena of Normandy); died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the owner of many books and illuminated manuscripts, which she bequeathed to Weingarten Abbey (two of which are now held at the Pierpont Morgan Library).
    • Travel: Sep 1051; In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
    • Title(s): 1055; When her husband was created the Earl of Northumbia in 1055, she became the Countess of Northumbria.
    • Travel: Nov 1065; Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065, and Judith, along with Tostig and her children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.
    • Last Full Review: 11 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Birth: Judith was 38 years old when she married Welf.

    Children:
    1. 1. Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre was born in 1052.
    2. Ketil Tostisson was born in 1054.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex (son of Wulfnoth Cild, Theign of Sussex); died on 15 Apr 1053 in England.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was a major force during the reign of Edward the Confessor.

    Godwine married Gytha Thorkelsdóttir on 1019 - 1020 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (daughter of Jarl Thorkill "Sparkalaeg").
    Children:
    1. Gunhild
    2. Ealdorman Swegen died in 1052 in England.
    3. Harold II Godwinsson, King of England was born about 1022 in England; died on 14 Oct 1066.
    4. 2. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia was born about 1026; died on 25 Sep 1066 in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
    5. Ealdorman Gyrth died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
    6. Ealdorman Leofwine died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
    7. Wulfnoth died in 1087 in England.
    8. Edith died in 1075.

  3. 6.  Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes was born about 980 in Flanders, Belgium (son of Arnold II "the Young", Count of Flanders and Susanna, Princess of Italy); died on 30 May 1035 in Flanders, Belgium.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1007; He became the Count of Valenciennes in 1007.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also known as Baudouin IV "Le Barbu".

    Baldwin married Elena of Normandy after 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elena of Normandy (daughter of Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy and Judith of Brittany).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was also known as Judith or Eleanor.

    Children:
    1. 3. Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim; died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Wulfnoth Cild, Theign of Sussex (son of Æthelmær Cild "the Great", Theign of Sussex and Æthelthrith); died in 1015 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Compton.

    Children:
    1. 4. Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex died on 15 Apr 1053 in England.
    2. Abbot Ælfwig died in 1066 in England.

  2. 10.  Jarl Thorkill "Sparkalaeg" (son of Styrbiorn Olafsson and Thyra of Denmark).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He was a follower of King Knut.

    Children:
    1. 5. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir

  3. 12.  Arnold II "the Young", Count of Flanders was born in 961/62 (son of Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi and Matilda of Saxony); died on 30 Mar 987; was buried in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.

    Arnold married Susanna, Princess of Italy in 968. Susanna (daughter of Berenger II, King of Italy and Willa of Arles) was born about 950; died on 26 Jan 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Susanna, Princess of Italy was born about 950 (daughter of Berenger II, King of Italy and Willa of Arles); died on 26 Jan 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was the heiress of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Her name was also rendered Rosela.

    Children:
    1. 6. Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes was born about 980 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 30 May 1035 in Flanders, Belgium.
    2. Eudes, Count of Cambrai

  5. 14.  Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy was born on 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France (son of Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy and Gunnor of Crêpon); died on 28 Aug 1026 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 996; He succeeded as the Duke of Normandy in 996 and ruled until his death. During his minority, the first five years of his reign, his regent was Count Rodulf of Ivry, his uncle, who wielded the power and put down a peasant insurrection at the beginning of Richard's reign
    • Last Full Review: 18 Feb 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Richard married Judith of Brittany in 1000. Judith (daughter of Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes and Ermengarde d'Anjou) was born in 982 in Brittany, France; died on 28 Aug 1017 in Normandy, France; was buried in Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Judith of Brittany was born in 982 in Brittany, France (daughter of Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes and Ermengarde d'Anjou); died on 28 Aug 1017 in Normandy, France; was buried in Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was also called Judith of Rennes.
    • Last Full Review: 18 Feb 2021

    Notes:

    Name:

    Children:
    1. Richard III, Duke of Normandy was born in 1002; died in 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027.
    2. Judith of Normandy was born about 1003 in Normandy, France; died after 1 Jul 1037.
    3. Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy was born about 1000 in Normandy, France; died on 22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Empire of the East.
    4. William was born about 1007/09; died in 1025; was buried in Fécamp Abbey, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.
    5. 7. Elena of Normandy
    6. Matilda was born between 1013 and 1015.


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