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Godwin of Wessex (Old English: Godwine; c. 1001 – 15 April 1053) was an English 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.
Godwin, earl Wessexu (czasem Godwine) (ur. ok. 1001, zm. 15 kwietnia 1053) – jeden z najpotężniejszych earlów w Anglii pod duńskim panowaniem. Kanut Wielki uczynił go pierwszym earlem Wesseksu. Godwin był ojcem króla Anglii Harolda II, Tostiga oraz Edyty z Wesseksu, żony króla Anglii Edwarda Wyznawcy .
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.
The House of Godwin ( Old English: Godƿin) was an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066.
Earl Godwin (ur. 1881, zm. 24 września 1956) – amerykański reporter radiowy. Wyróżnienia. Posiada swoją gwiazdę na Hollywoodzkiej Alei Gwiazd. Bibliografia. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/earl-godwin/
Godwin was a powerful Anglo-Saxon who was made Earl of Wessex in 1018 by King Cnut. Until his death in 1053 he built up the House of Godwin to become a powerful family. His power in England rivalled even that of Edward the Confessor .
9 wrz 2001 · Learn how Earl Godwin, a powerful English nobleman, challenged King Edward the Confessor and his Norman allies in 1051 and 1052. Find out how Godwin regained his influence and prevented William of Normandy from inheriting the throne.
