Godwin family faction at the English court

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The Godwin family faction at the English court was a powerful and influential noble clan centered on Earl Godwin and his sons, which dominated English politics in the mid-11th century and often rivaled royal authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic clan
noble faction
political faction
activeDuringReignOf King Cnut the Great
linked to: Cnut the Great

King Edward the Confessor
King Harold Harefoot
linked to: Harold Harefoot

King Harthacnut
linked to: Harthacnut
alliedWith some English nobility
basedIn Earldom of Wessex
centeredOn Earl Godwin of Wessex
conflict exile of the Godwins in 1051
controlledOffice earldom of East Anglia
earldom of Northumbria
earldom of Wessex
linked to: Earldom of Wessex
country Kingdom of England
declineEvent Norman Conquest of England
dominated English politics
English royal court
endedWith defeat of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
ethnicBackground Anglo-Saxon
hadGoal influence over royal policy
maintenance of family power
historicalSignificance key precursor to the Norman Conquest power struggles
influencedBy Earl Godwin of Wessex
language Old English
member Edith of Wessex
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Gyrth Godwinson
Harold Godwinson
Leofwine Godwinson
Sweyn Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson
notableMarriageAlliance marriage of Edith of Wessex to Edward the Confessor
opposedBy Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor
peakInfluence reign of Edward the Confessor
politicalStrength very powerful
powerBase southern England
produced King Harold II of England
linked to: Harold Godwinson
region Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
relatedTo House of Godwin
restoration return of the Godwins in 1052
rivaled King Edward the Confessor
royal authority
timePeriod mid-11th century
usedInstrument control of offices
earldoms
marriage alliances

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Tostig Godwinson politicalAlignment Godwin family faction at the English court