Harold Godwinson

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11th-century English person Anglo-Saxon monarch King of England human

Harold Godwinson was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England, best known for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, which led to the Norman Conquest.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century English person → Anglo-Saxon monarch → King of England → human →
alsoKnownAs	Harold II → Harold II of England →
birthDate	c. 1022 →
birthPlace	Wessex →
causeOfDeath	killed in battle →
conflict	English-Norman conflict of 1066 →
coronationPlace	Westminster Abbey →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
deathDate	14 October 1066 →
deathPlace	Senlac Hill → near Hastings →
era	Late Anglo-Saxon England →
father	Godwin, Earl of Wessex →
fullName	Harold Godwinson →
givenName	Harold →
house	House of Godwin →
languageSpoken	Old English →
mannerOfDeath	death in battle →
militaryCommand	English army at the Battle of Hastings → English army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge →
mother	Gytha Thorkelsdóttir →
notableEvent	Battle of Hastings → Battle of Stamford Bridge → Norman Conquest of England →
notableFor	being the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England → his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 →
notableWork	Defense of England in 1066 →
opponent	Harald Hardrada → Tostig Godwinson → William, Duke of Normandy →
patronymic	Godwinson →
positionHeld	Earl of East Anglia → Earl of Wessex → King of the English →
predecessor	Edward the Confessor →
reignEnd	14 October 1066 →
reignStart	6 January 1066 →
religion	Christianity → Roman Catholicism →
sibling	Edith of Wessex → Gyrth Godwinson → Leofwine Godwinson → Tostig Godwinson →
spouse	Ealdgyth of Mercia → Edith Swannesha →
successor	William the Conqueror →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Hastings → Battle of Hastings ("Harold II of England") → Battle of Stamford Bridge → Norman Conquest of England →	commander
Harold → Harold ("Harold I of England") → Harold ("Harold II of England") →	notableBearer
Harold Godwinson ("Harold II") → Harold Godwinson ("Harold II of England") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → Harold’s Stones ("King Harold II") →	associatedWith
The Time Meddler →	featuresHistoricalFigure
Harold Godwinson →	fullName
House of Wessex →	hasNotableMember
Norman Conquest of England ("Harold II of England") →	notableFigure
Cristina of England →	notableRelative
Edgar Ætheling →	predecessorAsClaimant
William the Conqueror →	predecessorAsKingOfEngland
Edward the Confessor →	succeededBy
Edward the Confessor →	successor