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	Family Trees of Thomas Jefferson and Other Famous Americans - pafg184 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Gunhild WESSEX was born in 1024 in Wessex, Eng.
		Elfgifa WESSEX was born in 1026 in Wessex, Eng.
		Edgifa WESSEX was born in 1028 in Wessex, Eng.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Godwin, Earl of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Godwin was the father of Harold II and of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor.
		Created earl of Wessex in 1018, Godwin supported the accession of Canute's legitimate son Harthacanute (1040) and the subsequent restoration to the English kingship (1042) of the native royal house of Wessex under Edward the Confessor, who had spent most of the previous thirty years in Normandy.
		In 1037, the throne of England was reportedly claimed by Alfred of Wessex, younger son of Emma of Normandy and Ethelred the Unready and half-brother of Harthacanute.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Godwin%2C-Earl-of-Wessex (1801 words)

	William Werden - Guela Westphal
		Prince Crioda of Wessex was born in 493 in Wessex, England.
		Elfrida (Elfryth) of Wessex was born in 945.
		Elfthryth (Elfrida) of Wessex was born in 865.
	www.geocities.com /~latenitejer/d375.htm (557 words)

	Bambooweb: Godwin, Earl of Wessex
		Godwin was a seventh generation descedant of King Ethelred of Wessex (c.
		His son Eadric of Wessex was granted possession of Washington in the South Downs of West Sussex.
		On 1037, the throne of England was reportedly claimed by Alfred of Wessex, son of Emma of Normandy and Ethelred the Unready and half-brother of Harthacanute.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/g/o/Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex.html (575 words)

	Monarchy - Edith
		Edith (also known as Ealdgyth) was the only daughter of Earl Godwin of Wessex, the most powerful nobleman in England, and she owned vast lands.
		When William the Conqueror marched across his new kingdom in 1066, it was Edith who was obliged to hand over the keys to Winchester, the county town of Wessex.
		The abbey was founded by Queen Elfrida, in expiation of the murder of her stepson Edward the Martyr in 978.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/M/monarchy/biogs/edith.html (413 words)

	Harold Godwinsson - Cunnan
		Harold's father was Godwin, the powerful Earl of Wessex, and thus he was grandson to Wulfnoth Cild, Thegn of Sussex.
		Harold's wife, Edith of the Swan-neck, was called to identify the body, which she did by some private mark (the face being destroyed) known only to herself.
		Harold did have one lasting effect on history: his illegitimate daughter, Gytha of Wessex, married Vladimir Monomakh, the Grand Duke of the Kievan Rus', and is ancestor to several Russian rulers.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Harold_Godwinson (869 words)

	info: Edith_of_Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Edith Of WESSEX - Ancestor of Wayne Bower or Laurie McBurneyAncestors of Wayne Bower and Laurie McBurney
		Elfreda (Elfgiva) - Ancestor of Wayne Bower or Laurie McBurneyWESSEX, Edmund II Ironside Of+ WESSEX, Athelstan Of; WESSEX, Egbert Of; WESSEX, Edred Of; WESSEX, Edwy Of; WESSEX, Edward Of; WESSEX, Edgar Of; WESSEX, Edith Of; WESSEX, Elgiva Of; WESSEX, Wulfhilda Of
		EDWARD Â— The Atheling (1016 - 1057) Of Wessex England Married: Agatha, of Hungary.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Edith_of_Wessex.html (599 words)

	Edward the Confessor
		Nevertheless, for the first 11 years of his reign the real master of England was Godwine, Earl of Wessex.
		Edward married Godwine's daughter Edith in 1045, but by 1049 a breach had occurred between the two men.
		During this period Edward was rapidly losing popularity by giving foreigners--particularly Normans--high positions in his government.
	www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/E/Edward_the_Confessor.html (280 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson
		Also spelled Godwin, earl of Wessex, the most powerful man in England during the opening years of the reign of Edward the Confessor.
		In the disputes over the succession that followed the death of Canute, Godwine was held responsible for the murder (1036) of one of the claimants to the throne, Alfred the Aetheling.
		Harold became earl of Wessex upon the death of Godwine, and in 1066 he succeeded to Edward's throne as Harold II.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/190.htm (505 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Edith
		Her sister, Edith Abbott, 1876-1957, became dean of the School of...
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		Edith Wharton and the "authoresses": the critique of local color in Wharton's early fiction.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Edith&StartAt=21 (993 words)

	Biography - Godwin, Earl Of Wessex
		Godwin was the father of Harold II of England and of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor.
		Her brother Aethelfrith of Wessex (c.900-927) lived the life of a common landlord.
		His son Eadric of Wessex was granted possession of Washington, West Sussex in the South Downs of West Sussex.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Aakashshah8140/godwin-earl-of-wessex/biography.html (597 words)

	Ancestors of Robert C. Bradley: Thirty-Second Generation
		Freothelaf) was born in Wessex, England, Eng 1016.
		Edith was born in Wessex, England, Eng about 1042.
		Edgar Atheling was born in Wessex, England, Eng 1052.
	www.ancestors-genealogy.com /bradley/i0003779.htm (155 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Edith of Wessex" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Edith was the daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, one of the most powerful men in England at the time of King Edward's rule.
		When Godwine and his family were expelled from the country in 1051, Edith was put aside by Edward and sent to a nunnery.
		Upon Edward's death, on 4 January 1066, he was succeeded by Edith's brother, Harold Godwinson.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=edith_of_%57essex (283 words)

	Edith
		Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ead, meaning 'rich or blessed', and gyÃ¦, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch.
		Edith Bunker, character portrayed by Jean Stapleton on the sitcom All in the Family.
		Edith is also the name of three hurricanes: in 1955, 1963 and 1977, and two tropical storms in 1959 and 1967.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http://articles.gourt.com/%22http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DEdith (218 words)

	Family tree for Egbert, King of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ceawlin, King of Wessex, born Abt 0547, Of Wessex, England, died Abt 591, M:, Wessex, England (Reigned 560-591, deposed by Ceolric)
		Mrs-Ceowald of Wessex, born Abt 626, Of Wessex, England
		In 800 at the decease of King Brithric, Egbert was called by the voice of his countrymen to assume the Government of Wessex, and he subsequently succeeded in reducing all the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy under his sway.
	math.uww.edu /~mcfarlat/pictures/euk-xek.htm (416 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Godwin, Earl of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Despite his alleged responsibility for the death (1037) of Edward's brother Alfred, Godwin secured the marriage (1045) of his daughter Edith (Eadgyth) to Edward.
		Godwin soon became the leader of opposition to growing Norman influence as Edward drew advisers, nobles and ecclesiastics from his former place of refuge.
		Exiled from the kingdom in September 1051 for refusing to punish the people of Dover for a violent clash with the visiting Eustace, count of Boulogne, Godwin returned the following year with an armed force, compelling Edward to restore his earldom.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/go/Godwin%2C_Earl_of_Wessex (225 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Lord of Sunset
		Edith also grows into her role, but historical circumstances leave her less of a role to play.
		His love for Edith is one constant, but he conceives a late and yet not insincere friendship with Duke William himself when he is shipwrecked in Normandy.
		Edith was never Queen, but she is the one remembered by legend.
	www.sfsite.com /08b/lord39.htm (689 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Wulfnoth was supposedly a sixth generation descendant of King Ethelred of Wessex, the elder brother of Alfred the Great; Ethelred's descendants were passed over in the royal succession, but became prominent nobles in the kingdom.
		The patrilineal descent of Godwin from a King of Wessex is still being researched, however, and should not be taken as certain.
		At this point, both Harold's remaining brothers in England were earls in their own right, Harold was himself king and in control of Wessex, and he had married the sister of Earl Edwin of Mercia and Earl Morcar of Northumbria (who had succeeded his brother Tostig).
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Godwin_of_Wessex (1059 words)

	Harold Godwinson Summary
		Harold's mistress, Edith Swanneck, was called to identify the body (the face being destroyed), which she did by some private mark known only to herself.
		A recent bid to exhume a grave in Bosham church was refused by the Diocese of Chichester in December 2004, the Chancellor ruling that the chances of establishing the identity of the body as Harold II were too slim to justify disturbing a burial place.
		Harold's illegitimate daughter Gytha of Wessex married Vladimir Monomakh Grand Duke (Velikii Kniaz) of Kievan Rus' and is ancestor to dynasties of Galicia, Smolensk and Yaroslavl, whose scions include Modest Mussorgsky and Peter Kropotkin.
	www.bookrags.com /Harold_Godwinson (2243 words)

	Peterson Family - pafg314 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Egbert, married Redburg, Queen of WESSEX in, Wessex, England.
		Edith, Princess of WESSEX [Abbess of Pelle was born about 808 in Wessex, England.
		Athelstan, Prince of WESSEX [King of Kent] was born about 810 in Wessex, England.
	members.fortunecity.com /tuatha1/pafg314.htm (457 words)

	Ancestors of Robert C. Bradley: Thirty-Fourth Generation
		Eadwig was born in Wessex, England, Eng about 988.
		Edith was born in Wessex, England, Eng about 994.
		Wulfhild was born in Wessex, England, Eng about 998.
	www.ancestors-genealogy.com /bradley/i0003806.htm (229 words)

	Harold of England - OrthodoxWiki
		He was the son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, succeeded St. Edward the Confessor to the throne of England, but served as its king for less than a year, dying on the field of battle at Hastings in southern England in 1066, when England was invaded by William the Bastard ("the Conqueror"), Duke of Normandy.
		Harold's wife, Edith Swanneck, was called to identify the body, which she did by some private mark (the face being destroyed) known only to herself.
		After the Conquest, some of Harold's family fled to Kievan Rus', where his illegitimate daughter Gytha of Wessex married Vladimir Monomakh, Grand Duke of Kievan Rus', and is ancestor to dynasties of Galicia, Smolensk and Yaroslavl, whose scions include Modest Mussorgsky and Peter Kropotkin.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Harold_of_England (2653 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Edith (Jackson) was born about 1780 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina.
		Edith Princess Of Wessex was born about 808 in Wessex, England.
		Parents: Egbert King Of WESSEX [King/England] and Redburh Queen of WESSEX.
	bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d5.htm (429 words)

	Edward III, the Confessor (1042-66 AD)
		Canute had placed the local control of the shires into the hands of several powerful earls: Leofric of Mercia (Lady Godiva's husband), Siward of Northumbria and Godwin of Wessex, the most formidable of all.
		The anti-Norman faction was led by (who else?) Godwin of Wessex and his son, Harold Godwinsson, took every available opportunity to undermine the kings favorites.
		Edward sought to revenge himself on Godwin by insulting his own wife and Godwin's daughter, Edith, and confining her to the monastery of Wherwell.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon20.html (511 words)

	Our Family - pafc262 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Egbert was the first of the West Saxon kings to conquer nearly all of Britian under his rule, with the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms as satelites of Wessex, and is often considered the first king of England.
		In 839, Egbert died, and Wessex passed to Æthelwulf and the satelites passed to Æthelwulf's son Athelstan.
		Ealmund is the semi-legendary father of King Egbert of Wessex, used as a placeholder to show the genealogical relationship of all the West Saxon kings, however he might have been an actual West Saxon noble.
	www.writerspost.com /ourfamily/pafc262.htm (1848 words)

	Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees - pafg665 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		His body was recognised by Edith Swan-neck and he was buried at Waltham.
		It is impossible to state exactly the date of Harold's visit to Duke William in Normandy, although it is put at 1064.
		Edith Queen Of WESSEX was born about 1020.
	www.anusha.com /pafg665.htm (1780 words)

	Ancestors of Edward The Confessor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Marriage: Edith Of Wessex on 23 Jan 1045
		Edward married Edith Of Wessex, daughter of Godwin I Earl Of Kent And Wessex and Gytha Thorgilsdottir, on 23 Jan 1045.
		(Edith Of Wessex was born in 1029 and died on 19 Dec 1075.)
	www.skansegata.com /Slekt/Slektforsking/5000.htm (691 words)

	Edward the Confessor - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Edward's sympathies for Norman favourites frustrated Saxon and Danish nobles alike, fuelling the growth of anti-Norman opinion led by Godwin, Earl of Wessex, who had become the king's father-in-law in 1045.
		Edward married Edith of Wessex on January 23, 1045.
		It was a platonic marriage, with Edward refusing to consummate it for religious reasons.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/ed/Edward_the_Confessor.html (339 words)

	Our Family - pafc335 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Their sister Edith of Wessex (1020 - 1075) was Queen consort of Edward the Confessor.
		Edith Swan-neck was called to identify the body, which she did by some private mark (the face being destroyed) known only to herself.
		His illegitimate daughter Gytha of Wessex married Vladimir Monomakh Grand Duke (Velikii Kniaz) of Kievan Rus' and is ancestor to several Russian rulers.
	www.writerspost.com /ourfamily/pafc335.htm (2398 words)

	Ancestors of Jerry Landers King Harold II Godwinson of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Marriage: Edith "Swan Neck" of Mercia Abt 1064, Wessex, England
		In 1066 he was nominated by the English King as his successor, and on the King’s death was elected by the nobles.
		Harold married Edith "Swan Neck" of Mercia, daughter of Earl Alfgar III of Mercia and Princess Elfgifu of England, about 1064 in Wessex, England.
	www.landersgen.com /landers/54/7250.htm (294 words)

	Godwin, Earl of Wessex - MedPort-Lexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In den Kriegswirren um Knuts Nachfolge nach dessen Tod 1035 war Edward (später "der Bekenner") schließlich der letzte Überlebende mit einem gewissen Thronanspruch.
		Godwin, der in den vorangegangenen Kämpfen Edwards Bruder erschlagen hatte, erkannte ihn an.
		Allerdings zwang er Edward, seine Tochter Edith von Wessex zu heiraten, in der Hoffnung, dass ein gemeinsames Kind der beiden seine Familie schließlich auf den Thron bringen würde.
	www.medport.de /lexikon/index.php/Godwin_von_Wessex (296 words)

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