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Hace 3 días · The king appointed him Earl of Wessex, one of the most powerful positions in the realm, around 1018. Godwin also displayed his military prowess, leading troops to victories against Welsh and Scottish raiders that cemented his reputation as a capable commander. But Godwin was more than just a skilled warrior; he was also a shrewd political operator.
Hace 4 días · Godwin 1001–1053 Earl of Wessex: King Harthacnut c. 1018 –1042 King of the English r. 1040–1042: Gunhilda of Denmark c. 1020 –1038 Queen of Germany: Svein Knutsson c. 1016 –1035 King of Norway Son of King Cnut the Great king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and his first wife Queen Ælfgifu of Northampton, King Harold I Harefoot c ...
Hace 3 horas · William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
Hace 2 días · The king and Godwin were reconciled, and the Godwins thus became the most powerful family in England after the king. On Godwin's death in 1053, his son Harold succeeded to the earldom of Wessex; Harold's brothers Gyrth, Leofwine, and Tostig were given East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria.
Hace 1 día · Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. Mother. Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Hace 4 días · Wessex. Father. Edmund I. Mother. Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. Edgar (or Eadgar; [1] c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu.
Hace 1 día · War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving ...
