House of Godwin

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The House of Godwin was a powerful Anglo-Saxon noble family that dominated English politics in the 11th century and produced the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
House of Godwin canonical 26
House of Huntingdon 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
reign of Edward the Confessor ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
declineCause defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 ⓘ
endReason replacement by Norman aristocracy after 1066 ⓘ
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
governedUnderMonarch Cnut the Great ⓘ
Edward the Confessor ⓘ
Harold Harefoot ⓘ
Harthacnut ⓘ
historicalReputation most powerful noble family in England before the Norman Conquest ⓘ
historicalSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
Norman chronicles ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
lastRulingMember Harold Godwinson ⓘ
notableMarriageAlliance Edith of Wessex married King Edward the Confessor ⓘ
notableMember Edith of Wessex ⓘ
Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson ⓘ
Sweyn Godwinson ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
politicalPower dominated English politics in the mid-11th century ⓘ
politicalRole kingmakers in late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
politicalStatus leading magnate family under Edward the Confessor ⓘ
rival to Norman interests in England ⓘ
positionHeld Earldom of East Anglia ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Wessex

Earldom of Kent ⓘ
Earldom of Northumbria ⓘ
Earldom of Wessex ⓘ
predecessorDynastyContext preceded Norman rule in England ⓘ
produced Harold Godwinson, last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England ⓘ
linked to: Harold Godwinson
region Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex

southern England ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ
titleHeldByMembers Earl of East Anglia ⓘ
Earl of Kent ⓘ
Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
Earl of Wessex ⓘ
King of England ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Godwinson → house → House of Godwin ⓘ
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon → family → House of Huntingdon ⓘ
linked to: House of Godwin
Edith of Wessex → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Earldom of Northumbria → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Godwinson → associatedWithFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Godwin, Earl of Wessex → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Edith Swannesha → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Earl of Wessex → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson → house → House of Godwin ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Gytha of Wessex → memberOf → House of Godwin ⓘ
Gytha of Wessex → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Gytha of Wessex → house → House of Godwin ⓘ
Earl of Kent → heldByHouse → House of Godwin ⓘ
Gunhild of Wessex → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Godwin family → relatedTo → House of Godwin ⓘ
Wulfnoth Godwinson → notableFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Sweyn Godwinson → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Sweyn Godwinson → associatedWith → House of Godwin ⓘ
Leofwine → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Earl of Hampshire → titleHolderFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Edmund Haroldson → notableFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ
Earl of Hertfordshire → nobleFamily → House of Godwin ⓘ