Godwin Earl of Kent & Wessex^[1]

Abt 987 - 1053  (66 years)

• Name	Godwin Earl of Kent & Wessex
  Birth	Abt 987
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Apr 1053	Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
  Burial	Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England
  Person ID	I110840	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Wulfnoth Cyld of Sussex   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F23838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thyra of Denmark,   b. 994   d. Abt 1018 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F5064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Gytha   d. Aft 1069
  Marriage	Abt 1019
  Children	1. Harold II Godwineson King of England,   b. Abt 1022   d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle Of Hastings (Age 44 years)   2. Edith Godwin   d. 19 Dec 1075   3. Tostig Godwinsson Earl of Northumbria,   b. Abt 1026   d. 25 Sep 1066, Battle Of Stamford Bridge, Northumberland (Age 40 years)   4. Sveyn Earl of Mercia   d. 29 Sep 1052, Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium   5. Leofwine Earl of Kent   d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle In Sussex   6. Gyrth Earl of East Anglia   d. 14 Oct 1066, Battle In Sussex   7. Driella   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Wulfnoth   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Alfgar Monk At Rheims   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Edgiva   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Elgiva   d. Abt 1066   12. (Nun) Gunhilda   d. 24 Aug 1087, Bruges, Flanders
  Family ID	F4982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  "An Anglo-Danish noble, he rose to power under Canute, after whose death Godwin supported the acession of Edward the Confessor and became adominant figure in royal government. In 1045 his daughter Edith married Edward. Hewas overthrown in 1051 but regained his position by force in 1052. He was suceeded by his son Harold. Died of Apoplexy." From "Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web" by Brian Tompsett http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01536

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] .