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Thyra of Denmark

Female - 1000


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thyra of Denmark died on 18 Sep 1000.

    Family/Spouse: Styrbiorn Olafsson. Styrbiorn (son of Olaf Edmundsson, King of Uppsala, and Sweden and Ingelberg) was born in 956; died in 985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jarl Thorkill "Sparkalaeg"  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jarl Thorkill "Sparkalaeg" Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thyra1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He was a follower of King Knut.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Gytha Thorkelsdóttir Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1)

    Gytha married Godwine, Ealdorman of Wessex on 1019 - 1020 in England. Godwine (son of Wulfnoth Cild, Theign of Sussex) died on 15 Apr 1053 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Gunhild  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 5. Ealdorman Swegen  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1052 in England.
    3. 6. Harold II Godwinsson, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1022 in England; died on 14 Oct 1066.
    4. 7. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1026; died on 25 Sep 1066 in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
    5. 8. Ealdorman Gyrth  Descendancy chart to this point died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
    6. 9. Ealdorman Leofwine  Descendancy chart to this point died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
    7. 10. Wulfnoth  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1087 in England.
    8. 11. Edith  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1075.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Gunhild Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Ælfgifu


  2. 5.  Ealdorman Swegen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) died in 1052 in England.

  3. 6.  Harold II Godwinsson, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) 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. 12. Godwine  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Eadmund  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Magnus  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Gunhild  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 16. 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. 17. Harold  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1098.
    2. 18. Ulf  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1066 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died after 1087.

  4. 7.  Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) was born about 1026; 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]

    Children:
    1. 19. Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1052.
    2. 20. Ketil Tostisson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1054.

  5. 8.  Ealdorman Gyrth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Washington.


  6. 9.  Ealdorman Leofwine Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) died on 25 Sep 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He held Halton.


  7. 10.  Wulfnoth Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) died in 1087 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He was held hostage by King William.


  8. 11.  Edith Descendancy chart to this point (3.Gytha3, 2.Thorkill2, 1.Thyra1) died in 1075.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Edward "the Confessor", King of England, the son of Æthelred II "the Unrede", King of England and Emma of Normandy. He was born about 1005. [Edward, married Edith] He was crowned King of England in 1042 in England. He died in 1066 in England.



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