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The House of Wessex

Alfred the Great's family. Every king of the English before 1016 came from this line, and its last heir was still around in 1066.

Alfred the GreatKing of Wessex871 to 899
- Edward the ElderKing of the Anglo-Saxons899 to 924
  - ÆthelstanFirst King of the English924 to 939
  - Edmund IKing of the English939 to 946
    - EadwigKing of the English955 to 959
    - EdgarKing of the English959 to 975
      - Edward the MartyrKing of the English975 to 978
      - Æthelred the UnreadyKing of the English978 to 1016m. Ælfgifu (his first wife), then Emma of Normandy
        Edmund IronsideKing of the English1016
        Edward the ExileRaised in Hungary, came home in 1057died 1057
        Edgar the ÆthelingNamed king after Hastings, never crowneddied after 1125
        Margaret of ScotlandQueen of Scotsdied 1093
        Alfred the ÆthelingSon of Emmadied 1036 or 1037
        Edward the ConfessorSon of Emma; King of the English1042 to 1066m. Edith of Wessex, Godwine's daughter
  - EadredKing of the English946 to 955
- ÆthelflædLady of the Mercians911 to 918

From a Viking leader on the Seine to the duke who took England, in six generations.

RolloRuler of Normandyfrom 911; last heard of in 925
- William LongswordRuler of Normandyc. 927 to 942
  - Richard I of NormandyRichard the Fearless; Duke of Normandy942 to 996m. Gunnor
    - Richard II of NormandyDuke of Normandy996 to 1026
      - Richard III of NormandyDuke of Normandy1026 to 1027
      - Robert I of NormandyRobert the Magnificent; Duke of Normandy1027 to 1035m. Herleva of Falaise (not married)
        William the ConquerorDuke of Normandy; King of England1035 to 1087; 1066 to 1087m. Matilda of Flanders
        Robert CurthoseDuke of Normandy1087 to 1106
        William RufusKing of England1087 to 1100
        Henry I of EnglandKing of England1100 to 1135
    - Emma of NormandyQueen of England twicedied 1052m. Æthelred, then Cnut

The Danish royal family that conquered England twice, in 1013 and again in 1016.

Harald BluetoothKing of Denmarkdied c. 986 to 988
- Sweyn ForkbeardKing of Denmark; King of England 1013 to 1014died 1014
  - CnutKing of England, Denmark and Norway1016 to 1035m. Ælfgifu of Northampton, then Emma of Normandy
    - Harold HarefootSon of Ælfgifu; King of Englandregent 1035, king 1037 to 1040
    - HarthacnutSon of Emma; King of England1040 to 1042

An earl's family that rose to the throne in one generation and lost almost everything in a single year.

Godwine, Earl of Wessexdied 1053m. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
- Sweyn GodwinsonEarldied 1052
- Harold GodwinsonKing of England1066
- Edith of WessexQueen of Englanddied 1075m. Edward the Confessor
- Tostig GodwinsonEarl of Northumbriadied 1066, Stamford Bridge
- Gyrth GodwinsonEarldied 1066, Hastings
- Leofwine GodwinsonEarldied 1066, Hastings
- Wulfnoth GodwinsonHostage in Normandydied 1094

Emma of Normandy, daughter of Richard the Fearless, married two kings of England: Æthelred, then Cnut. She was the mother of Edward the Confessor and of Harthacnut.
William the Conqueror was Emma's great-nephew. Her brother Richard II of Normandy was his grandfather, and that was William's family tie to Edward the Confessor.
Edith of Wessex, Godwine's daughter, married Edward the Confessor. When Edward died without children in January 1066, her brother Harold took the crown.
Edgar the Ætheling, Edmund Ironside's grandson, was the last man of Alfred's line. He was named king in London after Hastings but never crowned.
Harald Hardrada of Norway had no family tie to the English crown. His claim rested on a deal between his nephew Magnus and Harthacnut.