Nesta, of North

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nesta, of North (daughter of Griffith, Prince of North Wales I and Northumberland, Edith of).

    of married Arwystli, Trahaern of Prince\northWales on Yes, date unknown. Trahaern (son of Arwystli, Caradoc of) died in 1081. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Llywarch died in 1129.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Griffith, Prince of North Wales I (son of Llewellyn Prince of North Wales and Ankaret, Queen of Powys II); died on 5 Aug 1063.

    Notes:

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    Griffith I was Prince of North Wales, king of Gwynedd & Powys, 1039, and of
    Deheubarth, 1055. He was the only Welsh king ever to rule over its entire
    territory, from about 1057 to his death in 1063. See discussion in "A History
    of Wales," John Davies (1993), pp. 100-01.

    I married Northumberland, Edith of in 1057. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Northumberland, Edith of (daughter of Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III and Elgiva).

    Notes:

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    Her father is from "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 176A-3 & 247-20. She
    was queen of both Wales and England.
    Also see "Old Germanic Principles of Name Giving" by Woolf, pp. 137-38,
    for this line.

    Children:
    1. 1. Nesta, of North


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Llewellyn Prince of North Wales was born in 980 (son of Seissylt and Prawst); died in 1023.

    Notes:

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    Prince 980-1023.

    married Ankaret, Queen of Powys II in 994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ankaret, Queen of Powys II (daughter of Maredudd Prince of South Wales).

    Notes:

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    Anharet m. (2) Cynfyn of Powys and they had Bleddyn, who reigned as
    sovereign prince of South Wales 1063-1075.

    Notes:

    Married:
    her first marriage

    Children:
    1. 2. Griffith, Prince of North Wales I died on 5 Aug 1063.

  3. 6.  Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III (son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia III and Godiva, Lady of Mercia); died in 1059.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1058, Banished

    Notes:

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    Earl of East Anglia in 1053, he was Earl of Mercia in 1057. By Aelfgifu he
    had 3 known sons: Eadwine, Morkere and Burchard (whose issue is unknown).
    Aelfgar III is an only child.

    III married Elgiva on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elgiva (daughter of Aethelred, King of England II and Elfleda).
    Children:
    1. 3. Northumberland, Edith of


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Seissylt

    Notes:

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    Seissylt's wife, Prawst, is dau. of Elise, Prince of North Wales (d. 941;
    son of Anaewd, Prince of North Wales). {For this Welsh line, also see
    W.H.Turton, "The Plantagenet Ancestry" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing
    Co., 1968), p. 128, 130, which gives ancestry to King Roderick the Great,
    ID2819.}

    Seissylt married Prawst on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Prawst
    Children:
    1. 4. Llewellyn Prince of North Wales was born in 980; died in 1023.

  3. 10.  Maredudd Prince of South Wales (son of Dha, Owen ap Hywel).

    Notes:

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    "A History of Wales," John Davies (1993), p. 98: "From 986 to 999 Maredudd,
    the grandson of Hywel, succeeded in recreating the kingdom of his grandfather,
    but the years of his supremacy were troubled ones. The attacks of the
    Northmen recommenced...."

    Children:
    1. 5. Ankaret, Queen of Powys II

  4. 12.  Leofric, Earl of Mercia III was born in 975 in Mercia, England (son of Leofwine Earl of Mercia and Alwara); died on 31 Aug 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire.

    Notes:

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    {Ref. "Falaise Roll...," M. Jackson Crispin & Leonce Macary (London: Butler
    & Tanner, 1938, Table XIII).} Leofric founded the Church of Coventry and
    was regarded "thegn" (Thane) from 1005 and "dux" (Duke) from 1026; Earl of
    Mercia by 1032. He was "very old" at death. He was fourth child of his
    parents.

    III married Godiva, Lady of Mercia on Yes, date unknown. Lady (daughter of Thorwald) was born in 980; died on 10 Sep 1067. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Godiva, Lady of Mercia was born in 980 (daughter of Thorwald); died on 10 Sep 1067.

    Notes:

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    Godiva or "Godgifu" was born about 1010, a sister of Thorold of Buckingham
    (Sheriff of Lincs.); she is the "Lady Godiva" of legend, and apparently is
    of an old, noble family. One correspondent claims her father was Earl of
    Lincolnshire.

    Children:
    1. 6. Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III died in 1059.

  6. 14.  Aethelred, King of England II was born in 968 (son of Edgar King of England and Devonshire, Aelfthryth of); died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

    Notes:

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    Called "The Unready" (i.e. without rede or counsel); tried to buy off
    Danish invaders led by Sweyn; finally assembled large navy but internal
    dissent undermined effective deployment; Encycl. Britannica, 1956 Ed.
    (1:275) states: "Weak, self-indulgent, improvident, he had pursued a policy
    of opportunism to a fatal conclusion." He reigned 979-1016.

    II married Elfleda in 985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Elfleda (daughter of Thored Ealdorman).

    Notes:

    Married:
    his 1st of two wives

    Children:
    1. 7. Elgiva
    2. Edmund, King of England II was born in 980; died on 30 Oct 1016 in Oxford, England; was buried in Glastonbury.