After the conquest of England by Cnut in 1016, the wealthy and powerful earldom of Wessex was created, but when Harold II reunited the earldom of Wessex with the crown it ceased to be a political unit.
The wealthy and powerful earldom of Wessex was created. This was after the conquest of England by Cnut in 1016. It ceased to be a political unit. Harold II reunited the earldom of Wessex with the crown.