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Godwin, Earl of Wessex (Q318142) ... cause of death. stroke. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Spanish Wikipedia. ... House of Godwin.
Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia. Leofwine, Earl of Kent. Wulfnoth. Father. Thorgil Sprakling. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir ( c. 997 – c. 1069), also called Githa, was a Danish noblewoman. She was the wife of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and the mother of King Harold Godwinson and Edith of Wessex, the latter of whom was the queen consort of King Edward the ...
William the Conqueror [a] ( c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I ), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne ...
William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism . [1]
Feb 28, 2024 · Dicky Godwin, a dedicated animal control officer, has tragically passed away, leaving a void in the community he served with passion and commitment.The news of his death has sent shockwaves through the local area, with many people expressing their sadness and disbelief at the loss of such a beloved figure.
Ancestry of the Godwins. Very little is known for certain of the ancestry of the Godwins, the family of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold II. When King Edward the Confessor died in January 1066 his closest relative was his great-nephew, Edgar the Ætheling, but he was young and lacked powerful supporters.
Nov 15, 2018 · Following his death on 15 April 1053, the House of Godwin continued its inexorable rise. Harold had succeeded to his father’s earldom of Wessex and in 1055 Tostig was given the earldom of Northumbria; Earl Siward had died at York, leaving only a young son, Waltheof, to succeed him.
