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Harold II Godwinsson, King of England

Male Abt 1022 - 1066  (44 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold II Godwinsson, King of England was born about 1022 in England; died on 14 Oct 1066.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: On 5 January 1066, he was crowned the King of England
    • Reign: 1066; King of England

    Notes:

    Name:

    Family/Spouse: Edith "Swanneshals". [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Godwine  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Eadmund  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Magnus  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Gunhild  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Gytha of Wessex, Princess of England  Descendancy chart to this point

    Harold married Ealdgyth of Mercia in 1064 or Mar 1066 in York, Yorkshire, England. Ealdgyth (daughter of Alfgar, Earl of Mercia and Elfleda) was born about 1034 in Kingdom of Mercia; died in 1070. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Harold  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1098.
    2. 8. Ulf  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1087.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Godwine Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1)

  2. 3.  Eadmund Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1)

  3. 4.  Magnus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1)

  4. 5.  Gunhild Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    She became a nun at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire.


  5. 6.  Gytha of Wessex, Princess of England Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1)

    Gytha married Vladimir II "Monomachus", Grand Prince of Kiev about 1070. Vladimir (son of Wsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev and Maria Monomacha) was born in 1053; died on 19 May 1125; was buried in Kiev, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Mstislav I of Kiev "the Great", Grand Prince of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1076 in Turov, Gomel Region, Belarus; died on 15 Apr 1132 in Kiev, Ukraine.
    2. 10. Isiaslaw  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1096.
    3. 11. Swiatoslaw, King of Perejaslavl  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1114.
    4. 12. Jaropolk II, King of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1139.
    5. 13. Wiaczeslaw, King of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1154.
    6. 14. Marine  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1146.

  6. 7.  Harold Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1098.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Probably a twin.

    History:
    He grew up in exile on the Continent.


  7. 8.  Ulf Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1087.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Probably a twin.

    History:
    Some authorities have stated that he was an illegitimate son of Harold by his mistress Edith Swanneshal.

    Ulf is said by some chroniclers to have drowned at sea before 1070, but he is recorded as being alive in 1087 in Normandy, after which he disappears from the records.



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Mstislav I of Kiev "the Great", Grand Prince of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) was born on 1 Jun 1076 in Turov, Gomel Region, Belarus; died on 15 Apr 1132 in Kiev, Ukraine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He is figured prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name Harald, to allude to his grandfather, Harold II of England. Mstislav's Christian name was Theodore. He was the last ruler of a united Rus.
    • Reign: From 1117 to 1125; Co-ruler with his father as the Grand Prince of Kiev.
    • Reign: From 1125 to 1132; Grand Prince of Kiev
    • Reign: From 1125 to 1132; Grand Prince of Kiev
    • Last Full Review: 27 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Mstislav married Christina Ingesdotter, Princess of Sweden in 1095. Christina died on 18 Jan 1122. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Ingeborg of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Malmfred  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Eupraxia  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Vsevolod of Novograd and Pskov  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 19. Maria Mstislavna of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 20. Iziaslav II of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 21. Rostislav of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 22. Sviatopolk of Pskov  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 23. Rogneda  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 24. Xenia  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mstislav married Ljubava Saviditsch in 1122. Ljubava (daughter of Dmitry Saviditsch) died in 1168. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Vladimir III Mstislavich  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1132; died in 1171.
    2. 26. Euphrosyne Mstislawna of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1130; died in 1171.

  2. 10.  Isiaslaw Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) died in 1096.

  3. 11.  Swiatoslaw, King of Perejaslavl Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) died in 1114.

    Notes:

    Name:


  4. 12.  Jaropolk II, King of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) died in 1139.

    Notes:

    Name:


  5. 13.  Wiaczeslaw, King of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) died in 1154.

    Notes:

    Name:


  6. 14.  Marine Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) died in 1146.

    Family/Spouse: Leo Diogenes. Leo died in 1116. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Ingeborg of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Canute Lavard of Jutland, King of the Obotrites. Canute was born in 1096; died in 1131. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 16.  Malmfred Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Sigurd I of Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Valdemar I of Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Eupraxia Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  Vsevolod of Novograd and Pskov Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

  5. 19.  Maria Mstislavna of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Vsevolod II of Kiev. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 20.  Iziaslav II of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

  7. 21.  Rostislav of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

  8. 22.  Sviatopolk of Pskov Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

  9. 23.  Rogneda Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Yaroslav of Volinya. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 24.  Xenia Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1)

    Family/Spouse: Briachislav of Izyaslawl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 25.  Vladimir III Mstislavich Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) was born in 1132; died in 1171.

  12. 26.  Euphrosyne Mstislawna of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mstislav3, 6.Gytha2, 1.Harold1) was born in 1130; died in 1171.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1175/76.

    Euphrosyne married Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary in 1146. Géza (son of Béla II "the Blind", King of Hungary and Helena of Serbia) was born in 1130; died on 3 May 1161 in Hungary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Béla III, King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1148; died on 23 Apr 1196 in Hungary; was buried in Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary.


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