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Abt 1026 - 1066 (40 years)
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Name |
Tostig |
Title |
of Wessex |
Birth |
Abt 1026 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
25 Sep 1066 |
Battle of Stamford Bridge, Northumberland, England |
Burial |
Yorkminster, England |
Person ID |
I40636 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
Father |
Godwin, b. Abt 987, of Wessex, England d. 15 Apr 1053, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England (Age 66 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Gytha Thorgilsdottir, b. Abt 1001, Halland, Sweden d. Aft Jun 1069, Flanders (Age > 68 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
Abt 1019/20 |
Family ID |
F14933 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- He was created Earl of Northumbria in c. 1055. In that year, or later, he was also created Earl of Northampton and Nottingham. He was deprived of his earldoms on 3rd October, 1065. He was killed on the 25th of September, 1066, at the Battle of Stamford bridge in Northumberland, fighting his brother Harold II in alliance with Harold Hardraada, King of Norway.
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