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

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1002

Birth Location: Mercia, , , England

Death Date: 2 Sep 1059

Death Location: Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England

Father: Leofric Mercia

Mother: Lady Mercia

Spouse(s): Princess WESSEX

Children(s): Ealdgyth Mercia, Lucia Mercia

In 1002, Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia entered the world in Mercia, , , England, born to Leofric Iii Lord Coventry Earl Of England And Mercia And Lady Godiva Godgifu Gift Of God Countess Of Conventry And Mercia. Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia married Princess Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva England And Wessex, and had children including Ealdgyth Edith The Fair Swan Neck Queen Of England Mercia, Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire Mercia. Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia passed away in 1059 in Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England.

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  • In 1002, Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia entered the world in Mercia, , , England, born to Leofric Iii Lord Coventry Earl Of England And Mercia And Lady Godiva Godgifu Gift Of God Countess Of Conventry And Mercia.
  • Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia married Princess Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva England And Wessex, and had children including Ealdgyth Edith The Fair Swan Neck Queen Of England Mercia, Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire Mercia.
  • Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia passed away in 1059 in Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England.

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Aelfgar Mercia's Ancestors

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Aelfgar Mercia
1002–1059
Birth Place: Mercia, , , England
Parents
Leofric III Lord Coventry Earl of England and Mercia
–1057
Mercia, Saxony, England
Lady (Godiva 'Godgifu Gift of God' Countess of Conventry and) Mercia
–1067
Mercia, Heptarchy, England
Grandparents
Leofwine, (Earl of Mercia) III
–1028
Mercia, England
Alwara (Hwicce, Countess of Mercia,) Athelstansdottir
–1044
Mercia, Wessex, England
Thorold ("Sheriff of Lincoln" de) Buckingham
–1046
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edith Malet
–1057
Alkborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Malet
1014–1070
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aelfgar Mercia's Descendants

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Aelfgar ("Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl) Mercia (12 Aug 1002–2 Sep 1059) m. Princess (Elfgifu 'Aelfgifu Elgiva' England and) WESSEX (1015–1098)
  1. 1. Ealdgyth (Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England,) Mercia 1034–1086 m. Harold (II 'Godwinson' King of) England 1022–1066 m. Gruffydd ("Prince of Wales" Ap) Llewelyn 1011–1063
    1. 1. Gyda ("Gytha" Queen Haraldsdatter) Wessex 1053–1107 m. Vladimir (II Monomakh Grand Prince) Kiev 1053–1125
      1. 1. Mstislav (I Vladimirovich\Harald "The Great" Grand Prince of) Kiev 1076–1132 m. Christina (Ingesdotter, Princess of) Kiev 1078–1122
        1. 1. Izyaslav (II, Grand Duke of) Kiev 1096–1154 m. Agnes (of Hohenstaufen, Grand Duchess of) Kiev 1115–1151
        2. 2. Xenia (of) Kiev 1098–1129
        3. 3. Rogneda (of) Kiev 1106–1168
        4. 4. Ingeborg (Mstislavna, Princess of) Kiev 1099–1137
        5. 5. Malmfrida (of Kiev, Queen consort of Denmark and) Norway 1100–1137
        6. 6. Eupraxia (of) Kiev 1097–1136
        7. 7. Vsevolod (Gavriil, Prince of Novgorod and) Pskov 1102–1136
        8. 8. Mariya ('Maria' Agafiya Mstislavna, Princess of) Kiev 1101–1179
        9. 9. Rostislav (I Mikhail Grand Duke of) Kiev 1110–1168
        10. 10. Svyatopolk (of) Pskov 1108–1154
      2. 2. Yaropolk (II Vladimirovich) Kiev 1082–1139
      3. 3. Yurij (I Vladimirovich "Long Hands") Suzdal 1085–1157
      4. 4. Marina (Vladimirovna of) Kiev 1087–1146
      5. 5. Euphemia (of) Kiev 1088–1139
  2. 2. Lucia (Countess of Lincolnshire) Mercia 1040–1074

Aelfgar Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1002
12 Aug 1002
Birth of Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia in Mercia, , , England
Mercia, , , England
1059
2 Sep 1059
Age 57
Death of Aelfgar "Alfgar" III "The Saxon" Earl Mercia in Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England
Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1002
    Event Place: Mercia, , , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1059
    Event Place: Mercia, , , England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England

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