Harold Godwinson

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English person
Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of England
human
alsoKnownAs Harold Godwinson
surface form: Harold II

Harold Godwinson
surface form: Harold II of England
birthDate c. 1022
birthPlace Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
causeOfDeath killed in battle
conflict Norman Conquest of England
surface form: English-Norman conflict of 1066
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: 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 self-link
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 Battle of Stamford Bridge
surface form: Defense of England in 1066
opponent Harald Hardrada
Tostig Godwinson
William the Conqueror
surface form: 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
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
surface form: Tostig Godwinson
spouse Ealdgyth of Mercia
Edith Swannesha
successor William the Conqueror

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Leofwine Godwinson associatedWith Harold Godwinson
this entity surface form: Harold II of England
Earl of East Anglia hasTitleHolder Harold Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson sibling Harold Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson opponent Harold Godwinson
Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England commander Harold Godwinson
subject surface form: Battle of Stamford Bridge
Gytha of Wessex father Harold Godwinson
Anglo-Saxon nobility notableMember Harold Godwinson
Earldom of Wessex heldBy Harold Godwinson
Earldom of Wessex notableHolder Harold Godwinson