Beatriz & Hans Family History

Our Family's Journey Through Time

Home Search Login  
Share Print Bookmark


Godwin Earl of Wessex

Godwin Earl of Wessex

Male Abt 978 - 1053  (75 years)

Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Vertical    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

More detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Godwin Earl of WessexGodwin Earl of Wessex was born about 978 in Sussex, England; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

    Godwin married Gytha Thorkelsdóttir in 1019 in Halland, Sweden. Gytha (daughter of Thorgils Styrbjornson (Styrbjornsson Sprakalägg) and Sigrid Gydasdatter) was born in 997 in Halland, Krokstad, Bohuslän, Sverige; died in 1069 in St. Omer, Flandern; was buried in 1076 in Klosteret St.Omer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Druella Kent Godwinsdottir  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1019 in Wessex, England; died in 1077 in Ireland.
    2. 3. Eadgyth Godwinsdottir Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1020 in Wessex, England; died on 18 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
    3. 4. Swegen Thorkelsdóttir  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1021 in Wessex; was christened about 1021 in Isle of Thanet, Kent; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Istanbul, Turkey.
    4. 5. Harold Godwinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1022 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; was christened in 1020 in Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, England; was buried on 14 Oct 1066 in Waltham Abbey, Waltham, England.
    5. 6. Harold II 'of England' Godwinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066.
    6. 7. Sweyn Godwinson Earl of Hereford  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1023 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Constantinople, Byzantium; was buried in Oct 1052.
    7. 8. Gunhild Godwinsdotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1024 in Wessex, England; was christened in 1024 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 24 Aug 1087 in Bruges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
    8. 9. Edith Godwinsdottir  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1025 in Wessex, Anglo-Saxon Britain; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 18 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried on 25 Dec 1075 in Saint Peter's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
    9. 10. Tostig Godwinsson (født Godwinsen), Jarl of Northumbria  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1026 in Wessex, England; was buried about Oct 1066 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England.
    10. 11. Aelfgifu Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1026 in Wessex, England; died on to Jan 1066.
    11. 12. Gyrth Godwinsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1032 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; was christened in in Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, England, (Battle of Hastings); was buried in Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cro, Essex, England.
    12. 13. Lady Marigard Of Avon and Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1032 in Wessex, England; died on 6 Aug 1073 in Latham, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
    13. 14. Leofwine of Kent Godwinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1034 in Wessex, England; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Sussex, England.
    14. 15. Gunhilda of Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1035; died in 1080.
    15. 16. Wulfnoth of Wessex Godwinsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1036 in Wessex; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died in Feb 1094 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried in 1094.
    16. 17. Alfgar Godwineson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1038 in Wessex, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Druella Kent GodwinsdottirDruella Kent Godwinsdottir Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1019 in Wessex, England; died in 1077 in Ireland.

  2. 3.  Eadgyth Godwinsdottir WessexEadgyth Godwinsdottir Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1020 in Wessex, England; died on 18 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

  3. 4.  Swegen ThorkelsdóttirSwegen Thorkelsdóttir Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1021 in Wessex; was christened about 1021 in Isle of Thanet, Kent; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Istanbul, Turkey.

  4. 5.  Harold GodwinsonHarold Godwinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1022 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; was christened in 1020 in Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, England; was buried on 14 Oct 1066 in Waltham Abbey, Waltham, England.

    Family/Spouse: Princess Ealdgyth Mercia. Princess (daughter of Alfgar Mercia and Ælfgifu England) was born in 1034 in Mercia, England; died in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Godwine Haroldsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1047 in Wessex, England; died in 1072.

  5. 6.  Harold II 'of England' GodwinsonHarold II 'of England' Godwinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066.

  6. 7.  Sweyn Godwinson Earl of HerefordSweyn Godwinson Earl of Hereford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1023 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Constantinople, Byzantium; was buried in Oct 1052.

  7. 8.  Gunhild GodwinsdotterGunhild Godwinsdotter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1024 in Wessex, England; was christened in 1024 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 24 Aug 1087 in Bruges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

  8. 9.  Edith GodwinsdottirEdith Godwinsdottir Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1025 in Wessex, Anglo-Saxon Britain; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 18 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried on 25 Dec 1075 in Saint Peter's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

  9. 10.  Tostig Godwinsson (født Godwinsen), Jarl of NorthumbriaTostig Godwinsson (født Godwinsen), Jarl of Northumbria Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1026 in Wessex, England; was buried about Oct 1066 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England.

    Tostig married Judith of Flanders in Bavaria, Germany. Judith (daughter of Baudouin Baudouin IV Baldwin, the Bearded, le Barbe Flandre Flanders, Count of Flanders and Eleonore Ainor, Judith Normandie) was born in 1033 in Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 4 Mar 1094 in Weingarten, Karlsruhe (District), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Skule Tostesson Kongsfostre (født Tostesson), af Rein  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1052 in Wessex, England; died in 1090 in Rein, Rissa, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
    2. 20. Kjetil Krok  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1054 in England; died about 1110 in Norway.

  10. 11.  Aelfgifu WessexAelfgifu Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1026 in Wessex, England; died on to Jan 1066.

  11. 12.  Gyrth GodwinssonGyrth Godwinsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1032 in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; was christened in in Also Of, Isle Of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, England, (Battle of Hastings); was buried in Waltham Abbey, Waltham Holy Cro, Essex, England.

  12. 13.  Lady Marigard Of Avon and WessexLady Marigard Of Avon and Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born on 6 Feb 1032 in Wessex, England; died on 6 Aug 1073 in Latham, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

  13. 14.  Leofwine of Kent GodwinsonLeofwine of Kent Godwinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1034 in Wessex, England; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Sussex, England.

  14. 15.  Gunhilda of WessexGunhilda of Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born about 1035; died in 1080.

  15. 16.  Wulfnoth of Wessex GodwinssonWulfnoth of Wessex Godwinsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1036 in Wessex; was christened in in Isle of Thanet, Kent, England; died in Feb 1094 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried in 1094.

  16. 17.  Alfgar GodwinesonAlfgar Godwineson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Godwin1) was born in 1038 in Wessex, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 18.  Godwine HaroldssonGodwine Haroldsson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Harold2, 1.Godwin1) was born in 1047 in Wessex, England; died in 1072.

  2. 19.  Skule Tostesson Kongsfostre (født Tostesson), af ReinSkule Tostesson Kongsfostre (født Tostesson), af Rein Descendancy chart to this point (10.Tostig2, 1.Godwin1) was born about 1052 in Wessex, England; died in 1090 in Rein, Rissa, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.

  3. 20.  Kjetil KrokKjetil Krok Descendancy chart to this point (10.Tostig2, 1.Godwin1) was born about 1054 in England; died about 1110 in Norway.



Webmaster Message

We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let us know.