Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
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Harold II King of England [7205]
(1022-1066)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066]

2. Edith the Fair [7207]

Harold II King of England [7205] 1670

  • Born: 1022, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom 1670
  • Christened: Isle of Thanet, Kent, England 1670
  • Marriage (1): Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066] in 1064 in York, , Yorkshire, England
  • Marriage (2): Edith the Fair [7207]
  • Died: 14 October 1066, Battle of Hastings, Battle, Sussex, England at age 44 1670
  • Buried: After 14 October 1066, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England 1670

   FamilySearch ID: 999Y-LF2.


Harold married Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066] [MRIN: 5587], daughter of Ælfgar Earl of Mercia [7076] and Ælfgifu of York [7077], in 1064 in York, , Yorkshire, England. (Ealdgyth Edith OF MERCIA [7066] was born in 1040 in Mercia, England,1667 died on 5 August 1086 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England 1667 and was buried after 5 August 1086 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England 1667.)


  Marriage Notes:

Between 1064 and 1066 Ealdgyth married Harold Godwinson, the enemy of her husband Gruffydd. This is believed to have been an entirely political marriage, to increase Harold's power and support.

Harold next married Edith the Fair [7207] [MRIN: 5588]. (Edith the Fair [7207] was born in 1025 in , , Kingdom of Wessex, Anglo Saxon England 1711 and died in 1086 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland 1711.)