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Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia 1002–1059 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1002

Birth Location: Mercia, Heptarchy, England

Death Date: 2 Sep 1059

Death Location: Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England

Father: Leofric Mercia

Mother: Godiva Mercia

Spouse(s): Elfgifu Wessex

Children(s): Ealdgyth Mercia

Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia was born in 1002 in Mercia, Heptarchy, England, the child of Leofric 3 Earl Of Mercia And Godiva Countess Of Mercia. Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia married Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess England Wessex, and had children including Ealdgyth Edith Fair Swan Neck Queen Of England Of Mercia. Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia passed away in 1059 in Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England.

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Biography

  • Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia was born in 1002 in Mercia, Heptarchy, England, the child of Leofric 3 Earl Of Mercia And Godiva Countess Of Mercia.
  • Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia married Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess England Wessex, and had children including Ealdgyth Edith Fair Swan Neck Queen Of England Of Mercia.
  • Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia passed away in 1059 in Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leofric Mercia
–1057
Birth Location: Mercia Uk
LM
Godiva Mercia
–1067
Birth Location: Mercia Uk
GM

Spouses(s)

Elfgifu Wessex
–1098
Birth Location: Wessex, Anglo Saxon Kingdom, England
EW

Children(s)

Ealdgyth Mercia
1034–1086
Birth Location: Mercia, Saxon Heptarchy, Southern, England
EM

Aelfgar Mercia's Ancestors

Self
Aelfgar Mercia
1002–1059
Birth Place: Mercia, Heptarchy, England
Parents
Leofric 3 Earl of Mercia
–1057
Mercia Uk
Godiva (Countess of) Mercia
–1067
Mercia Uk
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aelfgar Mercia's Descendants

1.
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Aelfgar (Alfgar III Saxon Earl) Mercia (12 Aug 1002–2 Sep 1059) m. Elfgifu (Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess England) Wessex (16 Apr 997–1098)
  1. 1. Ealdgyth ((Edith Fair Swan Neck) "Queen of England" of) Mercia 1034–1086 m. Dolfin (Maldred De Mormaer of) Allerdale 1042–1084 m. Gruffydd ((Prince of Wales) Ap) Llewelyn 1011–1063 m. Harold (II King of England) Godwinsson 1022–1066
    1. 1. Sigrid (Sigarith of) Allerdale 1075–1126 m. Waltheof (Waldeve MacCrinan Lord deAllerdale) Dunbar 1062–1138
      1. 1. LADY (GUNHILDA DE) DUNBAR 1134–1166 m. Uchtred (de) Galloway 1118–1174
        1. 1. Roland (Lord of Galloway MacDonald de) Galloway 1164–1200 m. Lady (Elena "Helena" De Morville, Countess of) Galloway 1163–1217

Aelfgar Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1002
12 Aug 1002
Birth of Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia in Mercia, Heptarchy, England
Mercia, Heptarchy, England
1059
2 Sep 1059
Age 57
Death of Aelfgar Alfgar III Saxon Earl Mercia in Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England
Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1002
    Event Place: Mercia, Heptarchy, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1059
    Event Place: Died Mercia, England; Buried Coventry, Warwichshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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