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Gytha of Skane Thorkelsdottir

Female 1001 - 1069  (68 years)Deceased


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gytha of Skane Thorkelsdottir was born in 1001 in Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden; died in 1069 in Artois, Flanders, France.

    Gytha married Godwin ( 1st Earl Of Wessex) Wulfnosonn in 1019 in Halland, Jamtland, Sweden. Godwin (son of Wulfnoth Cild Thegn of Sussex) was born in 986 in Sussex, England; died on 15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried in Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Tostig ( EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA) Godwinsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1001 in Essex, England; died in 1066 in Killed at Stamford of Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
    2. 3. Thurstan Red Abbot Ely  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1004 in Essex, England; died in 1074 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
    3. 4. Edith of Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1020 in Of, , Wessex, England; died on 19 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England.
    4. 5. Sveyn Earl of Mercia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1021; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.
    5. 6. Harold II Godwinson King of England  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1022 in Wessex, Anglo-Saxon England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Battle near Hastings E.Sussex.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tostig ( EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA) Godwinsson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gytha1) was born in 1001 in Essex, England; died in 1066 in Killed at Stamford of Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

  2. 3.  Thurstan Red Abbot Ely Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gytha1) was born in 1004 in Essex, England; died in 1074 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

    Thurstan married Aethelgyth in 1020 in Wimbish, England. Aethelgyth was born in 1005; died in 1057. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Merwin of Onger, Canon of St. Paul's  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1032 in Onger, Essex, England; died in 1105 in Cantlers, England.

  3. 4.  Edith of Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gytha1) was born in 1020 in Of, , Wessex, England; died on 19 Dec 1075 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England.

    Edith married Edward ( KING OF WESSEX) ( THE CONFESSOR) on 23 Jan 1045 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England. Edward (son of Aethelred II ( the unready) King of England and Emma of Normandy) was born in 1004 in Islip, Oxfordshire, , England; died on 5 Jan 1066 in London, Middlesex, , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Sveyn Earl of Mercia Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gytha1) was born in 1021; died on 29 Sep 1052 in Lycia, Constantinople, Byzantium.

    Family/Spouse: Edgiva of Leominster Abbess of Leominster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Tostig of Mercia  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Haakon of Mercia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1046.

  5. 6.  Harold II Godwinson King of England Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gytha1) was born in 1022 in Wessex, Anglo-Saxon England; died on 14 Oct 1066 in Senlac Hill, Battle near Hastings E.Sussex.

    Family/Spouse: Edith Swannesha. Edith was born in 1025; died in 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Godwin (Prince of England) Haroldson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1047; died in 1072.
    2. 11. Edmund Haroldsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1049.
    3. 12. Magnus Haroldson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1051; died in 1068.
    4. 13. Gyda Gytha Haraldsdattar of Wessex  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1053 in London, London, Middlesex, England; died in 1107 in Kyyiv, Ukraine.
    5. 14. Gunhild Haroldsdatter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1055; died in 1094.

    Harold married Ealdgyth of Mercia Queen Consort of England in Jan 1066 in Wessex, England. Ealdgyth (daughter of Alfgar ( 4th Earl of Mercia) and Aelfgifu Elgiva ( Princess of Wessex)) was born in 1034 in Mercia, England; died in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Ulf Haroldsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1066; died in 1067.
    2. 16. Harold III Haroldsson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1066; died in 1098.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Merwin of Onger, Canon of St. Paul's Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thurstan2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1032 in Onger, Essex, England; died in 1105 in Cantlers, England.

    Family/Spouse: Matilda deSurdival. Matilda was born in 1035. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Thurstan (Archbishop of York) of Normanby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1062 in Goldsborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Feb 1140 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

  2. 8.  Tostig of Mercia Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sveyn2, 1.Gytha1)

  3. 9.  Haakon of Mercia Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sveyn2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1046.

  4. 10.  Godwin (Prince of England) Haroldson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1047; died in 1072.

  5. 11.  Edmund Haroldsson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born about 1049.

  6. 12.  Magnus Haroldson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1051; died in 1068.

  7. 13.  Gyda Gytha Haraldsdattar of Wessex Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1053 in London, London, Middlesex, England; died in 1107 in Kyyiv, Ukraine.

    Gyda married Vladimir II Monomakh Grand Prince Kiev (maid. name 1) in 1074 in London, Middlesex, , England. Vladimir (son of Vsevolod I YAROSLAVOVIC (maid. name 1) and Maria Anastasia Monomacha Theophano of Byzantium (maid. name 1)) was born in 1053 in Kiev, Russia; died on 19 May 1125 in Kyyiv, Ukraine; was buried in Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Roman Vladimyrovich of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1069; died on 6 January 1119.
    2. 19. Agafia Vladimirovna of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1070 in Kyyiv, Kiev, Ukraine; died in 1141 in Gorodenski, Russia.
    3. 20. Mstislav I Vladimirovich Harald The Great Grand of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 June 1076 in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia; died on 15 April 1132 in 1652288, Kyyiv, Ukraine.
    4. 21. Svyatoslav Vladimirovich Chernigov of Smolensk  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1080 in Chernihiv, Ukraine; died on 16 March 1114.

  8. 14.  Gunhild Haroldsdatter Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1055; died in 1094.

  9. 15.  Ulf Haroldsson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1066; died in 1067.

  10. 16.  Harold III Haroldsson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1066; died in 1098.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Thurstan (Archbishop of York) of Normanby Descendancy chart to this point (7.Merwin3, 3.Thurstan2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1062 in Goldsborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Feb 1140 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

    Thurstan married Christiana of Markyate in 1085 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Christiana was born in 1065 in Markyate, Hertfordshire, England; died in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. William de Ripley Chaplain & Canon of Ripley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1086 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England; died in 1168 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
    2. 23. Richard de Rippeley Cleric of Ripley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1090 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.

  2. 18.  Roman Vladimyrovich of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gyda3, 6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1069; died on 6 January 1119.

  3. 19.  Agafia Vladimirovna of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gyda3, 6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1070 in Kyyiv, Kiev, Ukraine; died in 1141 in Gorodenski, Russia.

  4. 20.  Mstislav I Vladimirovich Harald The Great Grand of Kiev Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gyda3, 6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born on 1 June 1076 in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia; died on 15 April 1132 in 1652288, Kyyiv, Ukraine.

    Mstislav married Christina Ingesdotter, Princess of Sweden in 1095 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden. Christina was born in 1078 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; died on 18 Jan 1122 in Kyyiv, Kiev, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Malmfrida Mstislavna "of Norway and Denmark" of Kiev  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1105 in Novgorod, Kyyiv, Ukraine; died in 1137 in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway.

    Mstislav married Lyubava DMITRIEVNA Zavidich in 1122 in Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia. Lyubava was born in 1100 in Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod, Russia; died in 1168 in Kyyiv, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 21.  Svyatoslav Vladimirovich Chernigov of Smolensk Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gyda3, 6.Harold2, 1.Gytha1) was born in 1080 in Chernihiv, Ukraine; died on 16 March 1114.