Gytha of Wessex

This article is about the daughter of Harold Godwinson. For other people, see Gytha (disambiguation).

Gytha of Wessex
Bornc. 1053/1061
Died1098 or 1107
SpouseVladimir II Monomakh
IssueMstislav I of Kiev
Izyaslav Vladimirovich
Svyatoslav Vladimirovich
Yaropolk II of Kiev
Viacheslav I of Kiev
Yuri Dolgorukiy (possibly)
HouseGodwin (by birth)
Rurik (by marriage)
FatherHarold Godwinson
MotherEdith the Fair

Gytha of Wessex (c. 1053/1061 – 1098 or 1107; Old English: Gȳð) was one of several daughters of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, and his consort, Edith the Fair. Through marriage to Vladimir II Monomakh, Gytha became the princess of Smolensk around 1074 or 1075.

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