Harold II Godwinsson, King of England

Abt 1022 - 1066  (44 years)

• Name	Harold II Godwinsson
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1022	England   [3, 4]
  History	On 5 January 1066, he was crowned the King of England  [4]
  Death	14 Oct 1066  [3, 4]
  	Cause: killed at the Battle of Hastings
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  1. Gunhild   2. Ealdorman Swegen   d. 1052, England + 3. Harold II Godwinsson, King of England,   b. Abt 1022, England d. 14 Oct 1066  (Age 44 years) ▻ Edith "Swanneshals";   Ealdgyth of Mercia,  m. 1064 or Mar 1066 + 4. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia ,   b. About 1026   d. 25 Sep 1066, Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England  (Age 40 years) ▻ Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria,  m. Before Sep 1051   5. Ealdorman Gyrth   d. 25 Sep 1066, Hastings, Sussex, England   6. Ealdorman Leofwine   d. 25 Sep 1066, Hastings, Sussex, England   7. Wulfnoth   d. 1087, England   8. Edith   d. 1075
  Person ID	I3528	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex   d. 15 Apr 1053, England
  Mother	Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
  Marriage	1019 - 1020	England
  Family ID	F2911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith "Swanneshals"
  Marriage	Type: They were not married
  Children	1. Godwine   2. Eadmund   3. Magnus   4. Gunhild + 5. Gytha of Wessex, Princess of England
  Family ID	F8113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Ealdgyth of Mercia,   b. Abt 1034, Kingdom of Mercia d. 1070 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1064 or Mar 1066	York, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 44 years and 3 months - She : ~ 32 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Harold,   b. Dec 1066, Chester, Cheshire, England d. After 1098 (Age 32 years)   2. Ulf,   b. Dec 1066, Chester, Cheshire, England d. After 1087 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F2914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1022 - England Marriage - 1064 or Mar 1066 - York, Yorkshire, England Child - Harold - Dec 1066 - Chester, Cheshire, England Child - Ulf - Dec 1066 - Chester, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [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). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989).