Godwin, Earl of Wessex

Godwin of Wessex (died 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon earl, the head of a noble and rich family in Wessex. He was the father of King Harold II (r. January – October 1066) and of Edith of Wessex. Edith married King Edward the Confessor in 1045 (r. 1042–1066).

Godwin, Earl Of Wessex Media

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  England in 1065; Earldoms in Godwin's immediate house are those east of Dehaubarth and Gwent shaded white