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| 1001 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Godwin, seventh generation descendant of King Ethelred of Wessex |
| 1014 | Marriage |  |
| Marries Thyra SveinsdĒttir, daughter of Sweyn I, King of Denmark, Norway & England |
| 1018 | Peerage |  |
| Wessex Created Earl of Wessesx by Canute |
| 1019 | Marriage |  |
| Marries Gytha ThorkelsdĒttir, great-granddaughter of Harold Bluetooth |
| 1019 | Peerage |  |
| Created Earl of the West Saxons |
| 1020 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Edith, daughter of Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
| 1042 | Restoration |  |
| Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England |
| 1042 | Succession |  |
| Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England |
| Godwin supports the claim of his half-brother Edward the Confessor |
| 1045 | Marriage |  |
| Godwin secures the marriage of his daughter, Edith, to Edward the Confessor |
| 1051 | Exile of Godwin |  |
| Sep Dover Exiled for refusing to punish Dover for a clash with Eustace II |
| 1051 | Siege of Dover |  |
| Sep Dover Exiled for refusing to punish Dover for a clash with Eustace II |
| 1052 | Exile of Godwin |  |
| Sep Returns with an armed force, compelling Edward to restore his Earldom |
| 1053 | Death |  |
| 15th April Winchester Death of Godwin |