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Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 [1] until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, the decisive battle of the Norman Conquest. Harold's death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England. He was succeeded by William the Conqueror. Harold Godwinson was a member of a prominent Anglo-Saxon family with ties to Cnut the Great.
After Godwin's death in 1053, his sons held the earldoms of Wessex, East Anglia, and later Northumbria; Harold, in particular, became the most powerful man in England, eclipsing the power of the king. When Edward the Confessor died childless in 1066, he was succeeded by Harold Godwinson.
He gained the additional title of Earl of East Anglia, but also was exiled for a time. Through the first marriage of his daughter he became father-in-law to Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. A few years after Ælfgar's death, his daughter became a widow and married Harold Godwinson, the last king of Anglo-Saxon England.
The 68.3-meter-long (224-foot-long) tapestry depicts William, Duke of Normandy, and his army killing Harold Godwinson, or Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings.
The Earls of East Anglia were governors of East Anglia during the 11th century. ... Harold Godwinson [4] 1051 1052 Ælfgar [4] 1052 1053 Harold Godwinson [4] 1053 1057
Ealdgyth was the daughter of Ælfgar, who had been earl of East Anglia a number of times in the 1050s and was appointed earl of Mercia in c. 1057, in succession of his father Earl Leofric. Ælfgar's wife Ælfgifu was probably her mother, and Eadwine, the later earl of Mercia, and Morcar, earl of Northumbria, were her brothers. [1]
Harold Godwinson, King of England (c. 1022 – October 14, 1066) Edith of Wessex, (c. 1025 – December 19, 1075), queen consort of Edward the Confessor; Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (c. 1026 – September 25, 1066) Gyrth Godwinson, Earl of East Anglia (c. 1030 – October 14, 1066) Gunhilda of Wessex, a nun (c. 1035–1087) [4]
Harold II of England (c. 1022 – 14 October 1066) Edith of Wessex, (c. 1025 – 18 December 1075), queen consort of Edward the Confessor; Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (c. 1026 – 25 September 1066) Gyrth Godwinson, Earl of East Anglia (c. 1032 – 14 October 1066) Leofwine Godwinson, Earl of Kent (c. 1035 – 14 October 1066)