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Goda of England or Godgifu; (French: Godjifu; the Old English name Godgifu or Godgyfu meant "gift of God", Godiva was the Latinised version; c.1004 – c.1049/1056) was the daughter of King Æthelred the Unready and his second wife Emma of Normandy, and sister of King Edward the Confessor.
- c.1004
- Ralph the Timid, Gautier III, Foulques de Vexin
- c.1049/1056
Goda (o Godgifu) de Inglaterra (h. 1004 – h. 1049) fue la hija del rey Etelredo el Indeciso y de su segunda esposa, Emma de Normandía, así como la hermana del rey Eduardo el Confesor.
27 de jul. de 2022 · Goda of England (Old English: Godgifu; 1004 – 1055) was a Princess of England. She was the daughter of King Ethelred the Unready and his second wife Emma of Normandy, and sister of King Edward the Confessor.
- England
- circa 1004
- "Godgiflu", "Goda"
- Wessex, England
- Name
- Early Life
- Kingship
- Conflict with The Danes
- Death and Burial
- Legislation
- Legacy
- Appearance and Character
- Marriages and Issue
- See Also
Æthelred's first name, composed of the elements æðele, "noble", and ræd, "counsel, advice", is typical of the compound names of those who belonged to the royal House of Wessex, and it characteristically alliterates with the names of his ancestors, like Æthelwulf ("noble-wolf"), Ælfred ("elf-counsel"), Eadweard ("rich-protection"), and Eadgar("rich-...
Sir Frank Stenton remarked that "much that has brought condemnation of historians on King Æthelred may well be due in the last resort to the circumstances under which he became king." Æthelred's father, King Edgar, had died suddenly in July 975, leaving two young sons behind. The elder, Edward (later Edward the Martyr), was probably illegitimate, a...
Nevertheless, at first, the outlook of the new king's officers and counsellors seems in no way to have been bleak. According to one chronicler, the coronation of Æthelred took place with much rejoicing by the councillors of the English people. Simon Keynes notes that "Byrhtferth of Ramsey states similarly that when Æthelred was consecrated king, by...
England had experienced a period of peace after the reconquest of the Danelaw in the mid-10th century by King Edgar, Æthelred's father. However, beginning in 980, when Æthelred could not have been more than 14 years old, small companies of Danish adventurers carried out a series of coastline raids against England. Hampshire, Thanet and Cheshire wer...
Over the next few months Cnut conquered most of England, while Edmund rejoined Æthelred to defend London when Æthelred died on 23 April 1016. The subsequent war between Edmund and Cnut ended in a decisive victory for Cnut at the Battle of Assandun on 18 October 1016. Edmund's reputation as a warrior was such that Cnut nevertheless agreed to divide ...
Æthelred's government produced extensive legislation, which he "ruthlessly enforced". Records of at least six legal codes survive from his reign, covering a range of topics. Notably, one of the members of his council (known as the Witan) was Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, a well-known homilist. The three latest codes from Æthelred's reign seemed ...
Later perspectives of Æthelred have been less than flattering. Numerous legends and anecdotes have sprung up to explain his shortcomings, often elaborating abusively on his character and failures. One such anecdote is given by William of Malmesbury (lived c. 1080 – c. 1143), who reports that Æthelred had defecated in the baptismal font as a child, ...
The twelfth-century English chronicler, John of Worcester, describes Æthelred as "elegant in his manners, handsome in visage, glorious in appearance". No contemporary descriptions of Æthelred's appearance survive. The thirteenth-century Icelandic text, Gunnlaugs saga Ormstungu, preserves a positive assessment of Æthelred's character, in which he is...
Æthelred married first Ælfgifu, daughter of Thored, earl of Northumbria, in about 985.Their known children are: 1. Æthelstan Ætheling(died 1014) 2. Ecgberht Ætheling (died c.1005) 3. Edmund Ironside(King of England, died 1016) 4. Eadred Ætheling(died before 1013) 5. Eadwig Ætheling(executed by Cnut 1017) 6. Edgar Ætheling (died c.1008) 7. Eadgyth o...
- 18 March 978 – 1013
- Ælfthryth (978–984)
When Goda or Godgifu of England was born on 14 September 1004, in Devon, England, her father, Æthelred the Unready, King of England, was 36 and her mother, Emma de Normandie Queen of England, was 19. She married Drogon de Vexin on 7 April 1024, in England, United Kingdom.
When Godehilde de Wessex was born on 14 September 1004, in Devon, England, her father, Æthelred 'the Unready' King of England, was 36 and her mother, Emma de Normandie Queen of England, was 19. She married Drogo de Mantes on 7 April 1024, in England, United Kingdom.
Æthelred and Emma had two sons, Edward the Confessor and Alfred Ætheling, and a daughter, Goda of England (or Godgifu). When King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark invaded and conquered England in 1013, Emma and her children were sent to Normandy, where Æthelred joined them soon after.
