Godwin of Wessex Earl of Wessex and Kent [8219] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was Died of Apoplexy.

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An Anglo-Danish noble, he rose to power under Canute, after whose death
Godwin supported the acession of Edward the Confessor and became a dominant
figure in royal government. In 1045 his daughter Edith married Edward. He was
overthrown in 1051 but regained his position by force in 1052. He was
suceeded by his son Harold. Died of Apoplexy.

Godwin married Thyra Sveynsdottir [11017] [MRIN: 4952], daughter of Sveyn I Forkbeard Haraldsson King of Denmark [4670] and Gunhilda of Poland [6913]. (Thyra Sveynsdottir [11017] was born about 993 in Denmark and died in 1018.)

Godwin next married Gytha Thorkelsdóttir [8221] [MRIN: 3357], daughter of Thorgil the fast Sprakling [7018] and Unknown. (Gytha Thorkelsdóttir [8221] was born in Denmark and died after 1069 in Flanders.)