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Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex

Male - 1053


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  • Name Godwine  
    • He was a major force during the reign of Edward the Confessor. [1]
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Death 15 Apr 1053  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I3527  | Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2020 

    Father Wulfnoth Cild, Theign of Sussex   d. 1015, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gytha Thorkelsdóttir  [4
    Marriage 1019 - 1020  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Gunhild
     2. Ealdorman Swegen   d. 1052, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Harold II Godwinsson, King of England,   b. Abt 1022, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1066 (Age 44 years)
    +4. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia ,   b. About 1026   d. 25 Sep 1066, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     5. Ealdorman Gyrth   d. 25 Sep 1066, Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ealdorman Leofwine   d. 25 Sep 1066, Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Wulfnoth   d. 1087, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Edith   d. 1075
    Family ID F2911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1019 - 1020 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Harold II Godwinsson, King of England - Abt 1022 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1053 - England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    2. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    3. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    4. [S1488] Barlow, Lundie W. "The Antecedents of Earl Godwine of Wessex" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXI, January 1957).