Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
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King Harold II GODWINSON of England
(1022-1066)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA

2. Edith the Fair

King Harold II GODWINSON of England 1752

  • Born: 1022, Thanet, , Kent, England 1752
  • Christened: Thanet, , Kent, England 1752
  • Marriage (1): Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA about January 1066 in , London, City of London, England
  • Marriage (2): Edith the Fair
  • Died: 14 October 1066, Hastings, Hastings, East Sussex, England at age 44 1752
  • Buried: After 14 October 1066, Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England 1752

   FamilySearch ID: 999Y-LF2

  Christening Notes:

Isle of Thanet

  Death Notes:

At the Battle of Hastings

  Burial Notes:

Waltham Abbey,


Harold married Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA, daughter of Ælfgar LEOFRICSON Earl of Mercia and Aelfgifu DE MALET Princess of Wessex, about January 1066 in , London, City of London, England. (Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA was born in 1040 in , , Mercia, Anglo Saxon Britain,1749 died on 5 August 1086 in Spalding, , Lincolnshire, England 1749 and was buried after 5 August 1086 in Spalding, , Lincolnshire, England 1749.)


  Marriage Notes:

Between 1064 and 1066 Ealdgyth married Harold Godwinson, the enemy of her husband Gruffydd. This is believed to have been an entirely political marriage, to increase Harold's power and support.

MARRIED FOR SECOND TIME TO MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR GRUFFYDD'S DEATH

Ealdgyth married for a 2nd time to Harold Godwinson. The marriage was likely politically motivated and is believed to have occurred shortly before or after he became king in January 1066.

Harold next married Edith the Fair. (Edith the Fair was born in 1025 in , , Wessex, Anglo Saxon Britain 1805 and died in 1086 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Cumbria, England 1805.)