Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
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King Harold II GODWINSON of England [7205]
(1022-1066)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066]

2. Edith the Fair [7207]

King Harold II GODWINSON of England [7205] 1690

  • Born: 1022, Thanet, , Kent, England 1690
  • Christened: Thanet, , Kent, England 1690
  • Marriage (1): Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066] in 1064 in York, , Yorkshire, England
  • Marriage (2): Edith the Fair [7207]
  • Died: 14 October 1066, Hastings, , Sussex, England at age 44 1690
  • Buried: After 14 October 1066, Waltham Abbey, , Essex, England 1690

   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 [7066] [MRIN: 5587], daughter of Earl Ælfgar LEOFRICSON of Mercia [7076] and Princess Aelfgifu DE MALET of Wessex [7077], in 1064 in York, , Yorkshire, England. (Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066] was born in 1040 in , , Mercia, England,1687 died on 5 August 1086 in Spalding, , Lincolnshire, England 1687 and was buried after 5 August 1086 in Spalding, , Lincolnshire, England 1687.)


  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.

Harold next married Edith the Fair [7207] [MRIN: 5588]. (Edith the Fair [7207] was born in 1025 in , , Kingdom of Wessex, Anglo Saxon England 1739 and died in 1086 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland 1739.)