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Harold Godwinson

1022 - 1066

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Harold Godwinson (c. 1022 – 14 October 1066), also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, the decisive battle of the Norman Conquest. He was succeeded by William the Conqueror, the victor at Hastings. Harold Godwinson was a member of the most powerful noble family in England, his father Godwin having been made Earl of Wessex by Cnut the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Godwinson is the 1,099th most popular politician (down from 1,028th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 232nd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Politician.

Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He is most famous for being defeated by William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Among politicians, Harold Godwinson ranks 1,099 out of 19,576. Before him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Handan Sultan, Wilhelm Pieck, Gediminas, Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Clara Petacci. After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Yongzheng Emperor, Roh Tae-woo, Donald Tusk, Childeric I, and Wazner.

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Among people born in 1022, Harold Godwinson ranks 1. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1066, Harold Godwinson ranks 2. Before him is Harald Hardrada. After him are Edward the Confessor, Elisiv of Kiev, Al-Bayhaqi, Stenkil, Tostig Godwinson, Muniadona of Castile, Gottschalk, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Yahya of Antioch, and Ibn Butlan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Godwinson ranks 305 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Smith (1850), John Sulston (1942), John Logie Baird (1888), Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936), John Law (1671), and Peter Higgs (1929). After him are Henry IV of England (1367), Michael York (1942), Thomas Newcomen (1663), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harold Godwinson ranks 73. Before him are Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), and Henry I of England (1068). After him are Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Frederick North, Lord North (1732), and Anthony Eden (1897).

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