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Godwin Earl of the West Saxons

Birth: 1001
West Sussex, England
Death: 15 Apr 1053 (aged 51–52)
Hampshire, England
Burial: Winchester Cathedral

Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot: probably in the mortuary chests over the cathedral choir screen
Memorial ID: 16316168 View Source

English nobility, father of King Harold. King Canute made him an earl and, while away in Denmark, left Godwin to represent himself.

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Edith of Wessex

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Leofwine Godwinson

Wulfnoth Godwinson

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Gytha Thorkelsdottir

Harold Godwinson II

Tostig Godwinson

Edith of Wessex

Gyrth Godwinson

Leofwine Godwinson

Wulfnoth Godwinson

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