Godwin of Wessex was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex. Godwin was the father of King Harold II and of Edith of Wessex, who in 1045 married King Edward the Confessor.

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Also known as Godwin, Earl Godwin, Earl Godwine

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Occupation: statesperson
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Died: April 15, 1053

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