King Harold II of England

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:alliance With_the_Godwin_family
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:King_Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
Battle of Stamford Bridge
gptkbp:born c. 1022
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Waltham_Abbey
gptkbp:children Harold,_Eadgyth,_and_others
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_resistance_against_Norman_rule
In_British_history
gptkbp:culturalSignificance In literature and film
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Wessex
gptkbp:died October 14, 1066
gptkbp:father gptkb:Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Norwegians
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Wars
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Norman_Conquest
gptkbp:historicalLegacy gptkb:End_of_Anglo-Saxon_rule_in_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Medieval_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Witenagemot decisions
Key_figure_in_the_transition_from_Anglo-Saxon_to_Norman_rule
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Godwin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Harold II of England
gptkbp:knownFor Defending_England_against_the_Norman_invasion
gptkbp:legacy Last_crowned_Anglo-Saxon_king_of_England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Earl_of_Wessex
Shield wall formation
Against_the_Normans
Led_English_forces_at_Hastings
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Gytha_Thorkelsdóttir
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Harold_Godwinson
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:politicalParty With_William_the_Conqueror
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkbp:reign 1066
9 months
January 6, 1066
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Norman_Conquest_of_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England