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Harold II, King of England, 1022?-1066

LC control no.n 50026075
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingHarold II, King of England, 1022?-1066
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Variant(s)Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066
Harold Godwineson, King of England, 1022?-1066
Harold Godwinson, King of England, 1022?-1066
Haroldus, King of England, 1022?-1066
See alsoEngland. Sovereign (1066 : Harold)
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Other standard no.Q159597
Biography/History noteHarold Godwinson, or Harold II (c. 1022 - October 14, 1066) was the last of the Anglo-Saxons to be crowned King of England. His reign was from January 5 to October 14, 1066.
Associated countryEngland
Birth date[1022,1023]
Death date1066-10-14
Profession or occupationKings and rulers
Found inHis Vita Haroldi
King Harold II and the Bayeux Tapestry, 2005
Wikipedia, 26 Mar. 2008 (Harold Godwinson, or Harold II (c. 1022 -- October 14, 1066) was the last of the Anglo-Saxons to be crowned King of England. His reign was from January 5 to October 14, 1066)
Oxford dictionary of national biography online, Mar. 31, 2014: (Harold II [Harold Godwineson] (1022/3?-1066), king of England, was probably born in 1022 or 1023, and was the second son of the most powerful nobleman in England, Godwine, earl of Wessex (d. 1053), and his wife, Gytha (fl. c.1022-1068))
Official website of the British Monarchy, viewed 13 January 2016 (Harold II, r. Jan-Oct 1066)
Encyclopaedia Britannica website, viewed 13 January 2016 (Harold II, also called Harold Godwineson or Harold Godwinson)