Gytha of Wessex

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 (born c. 1053/1061 – died 1098 or 1107;[1] 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 (1073—1078), the princess of Chernigov (1078—1094), the princess of Pereyaslavl (1094—1098 or 1107).

  1. ^ Mason 2004, p. 201.