Godwin, Earl of Wessex
April 15, 1053
Statesperson
- Born in
- Sussex
- Passed away in
- Winchester
Godwin of Wessex (Old English: Godwine; died 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex (c.β1020). Godwin was the father of King Harold II (r.βJanuary β October 1066) and of Edith of Wessex, who in 1045 married King Edward the Confessor (r.β1042β1066).
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