Leofwine Earl of Mercia
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1. Leofwine Earl of Mercia died in 1028. Notes:
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W.H.Turton gives a speculative ancestry from Leofric I, Earl of Leicester,
presumed g3grandfather of Leofwine - "The Plantagenet Ancestry"
(Balt.:Gen.Pub.Co.,1968), p. 130. Leofwine was known as earldorman of the
Hwiccas and in 1017 was Earl of Mercia. Another proposed ancestry shows
Leofwine as son of Elfwina of Mercia (daughter of Edward I the Elder
[ID1631] and Edgiva) and Edolf or Edulph (of Saxony?). Leofwine acceeded in
1017.married Alwara on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Leofric, Earl of Mercia III
was born in 975 in Mercia, England; died on 31 Aug 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire.
- 2. Leofric, Earl of Mercia III
Generation: 2
2. Leofric, Earl of Mercia III (1.1) was born in 975 in Mercia, England; 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]
Children:
- 3. Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III
died in 1059.
- 3. Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III
Generation: 3
3. Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia III (2.III2, 1.1) 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]
Children:
Generation: 4
4. Northumberland, Edith of (3.III3, 2.III2, 1.1)
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.Edith married Maldred about 1036. Maldred (son of Crinan, Grimus and Bethoc) died in 1045. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Fergus Lord of Galloway
died on 12 May 1166 in Holyrood Abbey.
- 6. Cospatric, Earl of Dunbar I
was born in 1040; died in 1075; was buried in Norham.
Edith married Griffith, Prince of North Wales I in 1057. I (son of Llewellyn Prince of North Wales and Ankaret, Queen of Powys II) died on 5 Aug 1063. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Fergus Lord of Galloway