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Harold of Wessex

Harold of Wessex

Male 1066 - Aft 1098  (~ 32 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harold of Wessex was born in Dec 1066 (son of Harold II Godwineson King of England and Ealdgyth of Mercia); died after 1098.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harold II Godwineson King of England was born about 1022 (son of Godwin Earl of Kent & Wessex and Gytha); died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle Of Hastings; was buried in Waltham Abbey, Essex.

    Harold married Ealdgyth of Mercia in 1064. Ealdgyth (daughter of Aelfgar Earl of Mercia and Aelfgifu) died after 1070. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ealdgyth of Mercia (daughter of Aelfgar Earl of Mercia and Aelfgifu); died after 1070.
    Children:
    1. 1. Harold of Wessex was born in Dec 1066; died after 1098.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Godwin Earl of Kent & Wessex was born about 987 (son of Wulfnoth Cyld of Sussex); died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.

    Godwin married Gytha about 1019. (daughter of Thorgils Sprakalegg and Thyra of Denmark) died after 1069. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gytha (daughter of Thorgils Sprakalegg and Thyra of Denmark); died after 1069.
    Children:
    1. 2. Harold II Godwineson King of England was born about 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle Of Hastings; was buried in Waltham Abbey, Essex.
    2. Edith Godwin died on 19 Dec 1075.
    3. Tostig Godwinsson Earl of Northumbria was born about 1026; died on 25 Sep 1066 in Battle Of Stamford Bridge, Northumberland; was buried in York Minster.
    4. Sveyn Earl of Mercia died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.
    5. Leofwine Earl of Kent died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle In Sussex.
    6. Gyrth Earl of East Anglia died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle In Sussex.
    7. Driella and died.
    8. Wulfnoth and died.
    9. Alfgar Monk At Rheims and died.
    10. Edgiva and died.
    11. Elgiva died about 1066.
    12. (Nun) Gunhilda died on 24 Aug 1087 in Bruges, Flanders.

  3. 6.  Aelfgar Earl of Mercia (son of Leofric Earl of Mercia and 'lady Godiva' Godiva); died in 1063.

    Aelfgar + Aelfgifu. (daughter of Morcar and Ealdgyth) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Aelfgifu (daughter of Morcar and Ealdgyth); and died.
    Children:
    1. Eadwine Earl of Mercia and died.
    2. Morcar Earl of Northumberland and died.
    3. Burgheard Mercia and died.
    4. 3. Ealdgyth of Mercia died after 1070.
    5. Lucy "The Countess" of Mercia died about 1163.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Wulfnoth Cyld of Sussex and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. Godwin Earl of Kent & Wessex was born about 987; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.

  2. Children:
    1. Ulf of Denmark and died.
    2. 5. Gytha died after 1069.

  3. 12.  Leofric Earl of Mercia (son of Leofwine Earl of Mercia and Alwara); died on 31 Aug 1057.

    Leofric married 'lady Godiva' Godiva about 1030. 'lady was born about 1010; died before 1085 in Or 1067. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  'lady Godiva' Godiva was born about 1010; died before 1085 in Or 1067.
    Children:
    1. 6. Aelfgar Earl of Mercia died in 1063.

  5. 14.  Morcar (son of Earngrim); and died.

    + Ealdgyth. (daughter of Aelfthryth) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Ealdgyth (daughter of Aelfthryth); and died.
    Children:
    1. 7. Aelfgifu and died.



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