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'''Harold Godwinson''' (1022–1066) was the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King of [[England]]. He was the son of Godwin, Earl of [[Wessex]], and he succeeded to the Earldom after Godwin's death in 1053. Harold was the leader of the anti-Norman party in England. He succeeded to the English throne on January 5, 1066, after the death of [[Edward the Confessor]]. He defeated an invasion by the [[Denmark|Danish]] King [[Harald Hardrada]] on September 25, but died fighting [[William the Conquerer]] at the [[Battle of Hastings]] on October 14.
{{infobox person
|name=Harold Godwinson
|birth_date=1020
|birth_place=Wessex, England
|death_date=October 14, 1066 (aged 45/46)
|death_place=Battle, England
}}
'''Harold Godwinson''' (1020–1066) was the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King of [[England]]. He was the son of Godwin, Earl of [[Wessex]], and he succeeded to the Earldom after Godwin's death in 1053. Harold was the leader of the anti-Norman party in England. He succeeded to the English throne on January 5, 1066, after the death of [[Edward the Confessor]]. He defeated an invasion by the [[Denmark|Danish]] King [[Harald Hardrada]] on September 25, but died fighting [[William the Conquerer]] at the [[Battle of Hastings]] on October 14.
== Death ==
== Death ==
He was killed in the [[Battle of Hastings]] on 14th October 1066 at around the age of 44.
He was killed in the [[Battle of Hastings]] on 14th October 1066 at age 45/46.
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