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Earl of Wessex Gowin

Male 987 - 1053  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Earl of Wessex Gowin was born in 987 (son of Cild of Sussex Wulfnoth); died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Earl of Kent in England
    • Occupation: Earl of Wessex in England
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    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 over thrown in 105 1 but regained his position by force in 1052. He was suceeded by his son Harold.

    Died:
    Died of Apoplexy

    Gowin married Gytha Sprakalegg in 1019. Gytha (daughter of Thorkils Sprakalegg) died in 1069 in , , Flanders, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. King of England Harold, II was born in 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle of Hastings, Battle, Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cild of Sussex Wulfnoth was born in 983 (son of Cild of Sussex Aethelmar); died in 1015.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Cyld of Sussex
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 1. Earl of Wessex Gowin was born in 987; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Cild of Sussex Aethelmar was born in 960 (son of Aethelweard); died in 1015.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 2. Cild of Sussex Wulfnoth was born in 983; died in 1015.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Aethelweard (son of Eadric); died in 998.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Historian
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Produced a Latin translation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, including material not found in surviving Old English versions.

    Children:
    1. 4. Cild of Sussex Aethelmar was born in 960; died in 1015.