Godwin, Earl of Wessex

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11th-century person English nobleman earl political figure

Godwin, Earl of Wessex, was a powerful 11th-century English nobleman and political figure who rose to become one of the most influential earls under King Cnut and later the de facto ruler of much of England before the Norman Conquest.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Godwin, Earl of Wessex canonical	15
Tostig Godwinson	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century person ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ earl ⓘ political figure ⓘ
activeInPeriod	early 11th century ⓘ mid 11th century ⓘ
associatedWith	House of Godwin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1053 ⓘ
employer	Cnut the Great ⓘ surface form: King Cnut Edward the Confessor ⓘ surface form: King Edward the Confessor Harold Harefoot ⓘ surface form: King Harold Harefoot Harthacnut ⓘ surface form: King Harthacnut
ethnicGroup	Anglo-Saxons ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon
fatherOf	Edith of Wessex ⓘ Gyrth Godwinson ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ Leofwine Godwinson ⓘ Tostig Godwinson ⓘ Wulfnoth Godwinson ⓘ
motherInLaw	Thorgil Sprakling’s daughter (Gytha’s mother, name uncertain) ⓘ
notableFor	being de facto ruler of much of England before the Norman Conquest ⓘ fathering the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England ⓘ founding the Godwin family political dynasty ⓘ opposition to Norman influence at Edward the Confessor’s court ⓘ
notableWork	political dominance in late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Old Minster, Winchester ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Winchester ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Hampshire ⓘ Earl of Kent ⓘ Earl of Sussex ⓘ Earl of Wessex ⓘ
precededBy	various local ealdormen in Wessex ⓘ
relativeByMarriage	Cnut the Great ⓘ surface form: King Cnut
significantEvent	became leading earl in southern England ⓘ collapse and death at royal court banquet ⓘ conflict with Edward the Confessor in 1051 ⓘ exile from England in 1051 ⓘ restoration to earldom in 1052 ⓘ return from exile in 1052 ⓘ rose to prominence under King Cnut ⓘ
sonInLaw	Edward the Confessor ⓘ surface form: King Edward the Confessor
spouse	Gytha Thorkelsdóttir ⓘ
succeededBy	Harold Godwinson as Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Godwinson → father → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → sibling → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tostig Godwinson

Edith of Wessex → father → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Gytha Thorkelsdóttir → spouse → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Earl of Wessex → associatedWith → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Earl of Wessex → positionHeldBy → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

House of Godwin → notableMember → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Gyrth Godwinson → father → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Leofwine Godwinson → father → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Leofwine Godwinson → associatedWith → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Tostig Godwinson → father → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Gytha of Wessex → paternalGrandfather → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Anglo-Saxon nobility → notableMember → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Earldom of Wessex → heldBy → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Earldom of Wessex → notableHolder → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ

Earldom of Wessex → titleCreatedFor → Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ