?1022–66, king of England (1066); son of Earl Godwin and successor of Edward the Confessor. His claim to the throne was disputed by William the Conqueror, who defeated him at the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Harold II in American English
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1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle ofHastings (son of Earl Godwin)