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Earl of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire and Somerset (Kingdom of Mercia) Sweyn Godwinson Earl Of Herefordshire

Abt 1021 - 1052 (31 years)

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Name	Sweyn Godwinson Earl Of Herefordshire
Title	Earl of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire and Somerset (Kingdom of Mercia)
Birth	Abt 1021	Wessex, Anglo Saxon England
Christening	Isle of Thanet, Kent, England
Gender	Male
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Death	29 Sep 1052	Lycia, Antalya, Anatolia
Person ID	I191451	World of Hyde
Last Modified	29 Mar 2025

Father	Godwin Wolfnothsson, b. Abt 1001, Sussex, Anglo Saxon England d. 15 Apr 1053, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 52 years)
Mother	Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, b. Abt 997, Halland, Ruotsi d. Aft 1069, Saint Omer, (Pas-De-Calais), (Nord-Pas-De Calais), (France) (Age > 73 years)
Family ID	F58205	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mrs. Eadgifu Godwinson, Abbess Of Leominster d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 1046

Children

	1. Tostig Sveinson d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Håkon Sweynsson, b. Abt 1047, Mersea Island, Essex, England d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F67734 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Dec 2025

Event Map

Birth - Abt 1021 - Wessex, Anglo Saxon England

Death - 29 Sep 1052 - Lycia, Antalya, Anatolia

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