Godwin of Wessex

Earl of Wessex

1001 CE to 1053 CE

Godwin of Wessex (1001 – 15 April 1053) is one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors.

Cnut makes him the first Earl of Wessex.

Godwin is the father of King Harold Godwinson and Edith of Wessex, wife of King Edward the Confessor.

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