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The House of Godwin (Old English: Godƿin) is an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066.
- None; extinct
- Godwin, Earl of Wessex
22 de feb. de 2022 · The House of Godwin was an Anglo-Saxon dynastic family that rose to become the dominant force in 11th-century politics after the Danish invasion by Cnut in 1016. It would fall dramatically when William of Normandy defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.
The House of Godwin ( Old English: Godƿin) is an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066.
Godwin's origin is obscure. He was probably the son of Wulfnoth Cild, a South Saxon thegn, but Wulfnoth's ancestry is disputed. A few genealogists and historians argue that he was descended from Alfred the Great 's elder brother, King Æthelred I (865–71), but almost all historians of Anglo-Saxon England reject this theory.
Godwin of Wessex ( Old English: Godwine; c. 1001 – 15 April 1053) was an English nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex ( c. 1020 ). Godwin was the father of King Harold II ( r.
- 1020–1053
- Godwin (founder)
William Godwin (Wisbech, 3 de marzo de 1756 - Londres, 7 de abril de 1836) fue un político y escritor británico, considerado uno de los más importantes precursores del pensamiento anarquista.
2 de dic. de 2018 · Gytha of Wessex and the Fall of the House of Godwin. 02/12/2018 Sharon Bennett Connolly. Statue of King Harold, Waltham Abbey. The years following the death of Earl Godwin of Wessex, husband of Gytha, saw the rise of their sons.
