House of Godwin

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The House of Godwin was a powerful Anglo-Saxon noble family that dominated English politics in the 11th century and produced the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson.

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Label Occurrences
House of Godwin canonical 15
House of Huntingdon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon dynasty
noble family
associatedWithEvent Battle of Hastings
Norman Conquest of England
reign of Edward the Confessor
country Kingdom of England
declineCause defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
endReason replacement by Norman aristocracy after 1066
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
governedUnderMonarch Cnut the Great
Edward the Confessor
Harold Harefoot
Harthacnut
historicalReputation most powerful noble family in England before the Norman Conquest
historicalSource The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Norman chronicles
language Old English
lastRulingMember Harold Godwinson
notableMarriageAlliance Edith of Wessex married King Edward the Confessor
notableMember Edith of Wessex
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Gyrth Godwinson
Harold Godwinson
Leofwine Godwinson
Sweyn Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson
politicalPower dominated English politics in the mid-11th century
politicalRole kingmakers in late Anglo-Saxon England
politicalStatus leading magnate family under Edward the Confessor
rival to Norman interests in England
positionHeld Earldom of Wessex
surface form: Earldom of East Anglia

Earldom of Kent
Earldom of Northumbria
Earldom of Wessex
predecessorDynastyContext preceded Norman rule in England
produced Harold Godwinson
surface form: Harold Godwinson, last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England
region Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex

southern England
religion Christianity
timePeriod 11th century
titleHeldByMembers Earl of East Anglia
Earl of Kent
Earl of Northumbria
Earl of Wessex
King of England

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Referenced by (16)

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

Harold Godwinson house House of Godwin
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon family House of Godwin
this entity surface form: House of Huntingdon
Edith of Wessex nobleFamily House of Godwin
Earldom of Northumbria associatedWith House of Godwin
Godwinson associatedWithFamily House of Godwin
Godwin, Earl of Wessex associatedWith House of Godwin
Edith Swannesha associatedWith House of Godwin
Earl of Wessex associatedWith House of Godwin
Gyrth Godwinson house House of Godwin
Leofwine Godwinson nobleFamily House of Godwin
Leofwine Godwinson associatedWith House of Godwin
Tostig Godwinson nobleFamily House of Godwin
Gytha of Wessex memberOf House of Godwin
Gytha of Wessex nobleFamily House of Godwin
Gytha of Wessex house House of Godwin