Harold Godwinson | |||||
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King of England (more...) | |||||
King of England | |||||
Reign | 5 January — 14 October 1066 | ||||
Coronation | 6 January 1066 | ||||
Predecessor | Edward the Confessor | ||||
Successor | Edgar the Ætheling or William the Conqueror | ||||
Born | Circa 1022 Wessex, England | ||||
Died | Battle of Hastings, Sussex | 14 October 1066 (aged about 44)||||
Burial | Waltham Abbey, Essex, or Bosham (disputed) | ||||
Spouse | Edith Swanneck Edith of Mercia | ||||
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House | House of Godwin | ||||
Father | Godwin, Earl of Wessex | ||||
Mother | Gytha Thorkelsdóttir |
Harold Godwinson was King Harold II of England (c. 1022 – 14 October 1066). He ruled England after king Edward the Confessor died. He ruled from 5 January 1066 until he was killed at the Battle of Hastings. His death marked the Norman conquest of England and the end of Anglo-Saxon England. unsourced
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