Absoutely insane facts...
The current day monarch of England is the descendant of not just William the conquer, but also all of the Anglo Saxon kings prior to Edward the confessor **and** Harold Godwinson despite Harold never being himself related to any other Anglo-Saxon kings.
The current day monarch of England is the descendant of not just William the conquer, but also all of the Anglo Saxon kings prior to Edward the confessor **and** Harold Godwinson despite Harold never being himself related to any other Anglo-Saxon kings.
First of all. Edward the Confessor had a nephew known as Edward the Exile, the son of his older half-brother Edmund Ironside.
Edward had two children, Edgar and Margaret. Margaret ended up in Scotland with her mother (a Hungarian princess)
Edward had two children, Edgar and Margaret. Margaret ended up in Scotland with her mother (a Hungarian princess)
and eventually married the King of Scotland. St Margaret, as she is today known is considered to have been one of the greatest Queens of Scotland. Her Anglo-Saxon heritage is reflected in the names that she gave to 5 of her 8 children. Edward, Edmund, Etheled, Edgar, Edith.
Those are not traditional Scottish names. They are Anglo-Saxon, specifically they are all members of her family or ancestors. The names of her brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Margaret’s daughter Edith went to England,
where she married Henry the youngest son of William the Conqueror. Henry became King Henry I of England. When he died, his daughter by Edith (whose name was changed to Matilda) was his heir. Her son was Henry II, the first Plantagenet King. Linking the Norman and Saxon lines.
Here is where it gets really fucking nuts because as already said, Harold Godwinson was not related to the former Anglo-Saxon kings but yet his blood is still in the royal family.
One of the daughters of Harold Godwinson was Gytha of Wessex who married Vladmir II of Kiev.
One of the daughters of Harold Godwinson was Gytha of Wessex who married Vladmir II of Kiev.
Their son was Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (1076-1132).
His daughter, Euphrosyne of Kiev (c. 1130-c. 1193) married Geza II of Hungary.
Their sons included Kings Stephen III and Béla III of Hungary (c. 1148-1196)
Bela’s son was Andrew II of Hungary (c. 1177-1235)
His daughter, Euphrosyne of Kiev (c. 1130-c. 1193) married Geza II of Hungary.
Their sons included Kings Stephen III and Béla III of Hungary (c. 1148-1196)
Bela’s son was Andrew II of Hungary (c. 1177-1235)
Andrew’s daughter Violant of Hungary (c. 1216-1253) married James I of Aragon.
Their daughter Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271) married Philip III of France.
Their son Philip IV of France (1268-1314) had a daughter Isabella of France (c. 1295-1358)
Their daughter Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271) married Philip III of France.
Their son Philip IV of France (1268-1314) had a daughter Isabella of France (c. 1295-1358)
who married Edward II of England and their son was Edward III of England (1312-1377).
And So after 300 years the descendants of Harold Godwinson, the loser of the Battle of Hastings, ended up on the throne of England again alongside all the Anglo-Saxon kings and William I.
And So after 300 years the descendants of Harold Godwinson, the loser of the Battle of Hastings, ended up on the throne of England again alongside all the Anglo-Saxon kings and William I.
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