Godwin, Earl of Wessex
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Godwin of Wessex was an English nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex. Godwin was the father of King Harold II and of Edith... Wikipedia
Born: 1001, Sussex, United Kingdom
Died: April 15, 1053 (age 52 years), Winchester, United Kingdom
Children: Tostig Godwinson, Harold Godwinson, Edith of Wessex, and more
Parents: Wulfnoth Cild
Spouse: Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (m. 1019)
Grandchildren: Gytha of Wessex, Magnus, son of Harold Godwinson, Godwin, son of Harold Godwinson, and more
House: Godwin (founder)