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King Harold, II Of England

King Harold, II Of England

Male 1020 - 1066  (46 years)

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  • Name Harold  
    Prefix King 
    Suffix II Of England 
    Birth 1020  Wessex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Isle of Thanet, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Physical Description
    • Harold "was distinguished by his great size and strength of body, his polished manners, his firmness of mind and command of words, by a ready wit and a variety of excellent qualities."- Orderic Vitalis
    _AMTID 192683847927:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 7 
    _FSFTID 999Y-LF2 
    _UID 0238800AD3A9EE11B740A820663F9BF3317C 
    Death 14 Oct 1066  Battle of Hastings, Battle, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 14 Oct 1066  Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I193945  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2025 

    Father Godwin Wolfnothsson,   b. Abt 1001, Sussex, Anglo Saxon England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1053, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Gytha Thorkelsdóttir,   b. Abt 997, Halland, Ruotsi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1069, Saint Omer, (Pas-De-Calais), (Nord-Pas-De Calais), (France) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Family ID F59161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eadgyth, Of Mercia,   b. 1040, Mercia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1086, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Notes 
    • Ealdgyth married for a 2nd time to Harold Godwinson. The marriage was likely politically motivated and is believed to have occurred shortly before or after he became king in January 1066.

      Ealdgyth's second husband, King Harold Godwinson, died on 14 October 1066 in the Battle of Hastings against William the Conqueror
    Children 
     1. Harold Haroldsson Of England,   b. Abt 1066, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1086 (Age ~ 21 years)
    Family ID F68890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Edith The Fair,   b. 1025, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1086, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gunhild De Wessex,   b. Abt 1043, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1098 (Age ~ 55 years)
     2. Gytha Haraldsdottir, Of Wessex Grand Princess Consort Of Kievan Rus,   b. Abt 1053, Wessex, Anglo Saxon England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1107, Kyiv, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years)
     3. Ulf Haroldson, Of Wessex,   b. From 1047 to 1053, Wessex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1087 (Age ~ 41 years)
    Family ID F70098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1020 - Wessex Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 14 Oct 1066 - Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
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