Godwin family faction at the English court

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The Godwin family faction at the English court was a powerful and influential noble clan centered on Earl Godwin and his sons, which dominated English politics in the mid-11th century and often rivaled royal authority.

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Godwin family faction at the English court canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic clan ⓘ
noble faction ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf King Cnut the Great ⓘ
linked to: Cnut the Great

King Edward the Confessor ⓘ
King Harold Harefoot ⓘ
linked to: Harold Harefoot

King Harthacnut ⓘ
linked to: Harthacnut
alliedWith some English nobility ⓘ
basedIn Earldom of Wessex ⓘ
centeredOn Earl Godwin of Wessex ⓘ
conflict exile of the Godwins in 1051 ⓘ
controlledOffice earldom of East Anglia ⓘ
earldom of Northumbria ⓘ
earldom of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Wessex
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
declineEvent Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
dominated English politics ⓘ
English royal court ⓘ
endedWith defeat of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings ⓘ
ethnicBackground Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
hadGoal influence over royal policy ⓘ
maintenance of family power ⓘ
historicalSignificance key precursor to the Norman Conquest power struggles ⓘ
influencedBy Earl Godwin of Wessex ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
member Edith of Wessex ⓘ
Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson ⓘ
Sweyn Godwinson ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
notableMarriageAlliance marriage of Edith of Wessex to Edward the Confessor ⓘ
opposedBy Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor ⓘ
peakInfluence reign of Edward the Confessor ⓘ
politicalStrength very powerful ⓘ
powerBase southern England ⓘ
produced King Harold II of England ⓘ
linked to: Harold Godwinson
region Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
relatedTo House of Godwin ⓘ
restoration return of the Godwins in 1052 ⓘ
rivaled King Edward the Confessor ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
timePeriod mid-11th century ⓘ
usedInstrument control of offices ⓘ
earldoms ⓘ
marriage alliances ⓘ

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Tostig Godwinson → politicalAlignment → Godwin family faction at the English court ⓘ