Godwin, Earl of Wessex - Wikipedia
Godwin of Wessex (Old English: Godwine; died 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors.
Earl Godwin, The Lesser Known Kingmaker - Historic UK
The word Kingmaker often evokes the image of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who featured prominently in various plays for power during the Wars of the Roses. But, several hundred years before Warwick’s schemes, another man earned the title of Kingmaker: Godwin, Earl of Wessex.
Godwine | Anglo-Saxon, England, King Edward | Britannica
Godwine was the earl of Wessex, the most powerful man in England during the opening years of the reign of Edward the Confessor. Although an Anglo-Saxon, Godwine became a favourite of the Danish king of England, Canute the Great, who made him earl of Wessex about 1018.
House of Godwin - Wikipedia
Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066. The founder of the family's greatness, Earl Godwin, was raised from comparative obscurity by King Cnut and given the Earldom of Wessex c. 1018–1019.
Godwin, Earl of Wessex - English Monarchs
Wulfnoth's son Godwin was probably an associate of Ethelred's eldest son, Athelstan, who on his death in 1014 left him an estate at Compton in Sussex. The throne of England was seized by King Canute in 1016, after which Godwin's rise to power was swift. By 1020 he had been granted the earldom of Wessex.
The House of Godwin: The Dramatic Rise and Fall of an Anglo …
May 25, 2024 · Earl Godwin‘s remarkable rise from minor noble to kingmaker set the stage for his family‘s dominance of 11th-century politics. Harold Godwinson, though his reign was brief, is still remembered as the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, a …
The Rebellion of Earl Godwin - History Today
Sep 9, 2001 · Earl Godwin of Wessex was the most formidable figure in Edward the Confessor’s England. He had first come to prominence as a henchman of Canute and by his well-connected Danish wife he had strong-minded sons to support him.
Cnut and the Rise of Earl Godwin - The History Herald
Jan 6, 2014 · One such new Earl was Godwin, the son of Wulfnoth, a Suffolk thane who had turned to piracy during Ethelred’s reign, had been exiled and his estates forfeited. Godwin became a supporter of Edmund Ironside in his battles against Cnut, but following Edmund’s death, had sworn fealty to the Danish king.
Earl Godwin - Spartacus Educational
Earl Godwin of Wessex returns from exile in 1052 At a meeting of the King's Council, Godwin cleared himself of the accusations brought against him, and Edward restored him and his sons to land and office, and received Edith once more as his queen.
Godwin, Earl of Wessex - 1066.co.nz
Godwin (sometimes Godwine) (c. 1001 – April 15, 1053), was one of the most powerful lords in England under the Danish king Canute the Great and his successors. Canute made him the first Earl of Wessex. Godwin was the father of Harold II and of …