Earl of Wessex Gowin
987 - 1053 (66 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
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 ApoplexyGowin married Gytha Sprakalegg in 1019. Gytha (daughter of Thorkils Sprakalegg) died in 1069 in , , Flanders, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- King of England Harold, II was born in 1022; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Battle of Hastings, Battle, Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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. Earl of Wessex Gowin was born in 987; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
Generation: 3
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:
- 2. Cild of Sussex Wulfnoth was born in 983; died in 1015.
Generation: 4
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:
- 4. Cild of Sussex Aethelmar was born in 960; died in 1015.