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Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia 1002–1062 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1002

Birth Location: Mercia, England

Death Date: 31 Aug 1062

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Earl III

Mother: "Lady Godgifu

Spouse(s): Aelfgifu Boroughs

Children(s): Edith Mercia, Morcar Northumbria, Edwin Mercia, Ealdgyth Mercia, Lucia Merica

Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia was born in 1002 in Mercia, England, the child of Earl Of Mercia Leofric Iii And Lady Godiva Godgifu. Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia married Aelfgifu Of The Seven Boroughs, and had children including Ealdgyth Swanneshals England Mercia, Edith Ealdgyth Of Mercia, Edwin Earl Of Mercia, Lucia De Merica, Morcar Earl Of Northumbria. Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia passed away in 1062 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia was born in 1002 in Mercia, England, the child of Earl Of Mercia Leofric Iii And Lady Godiva Godgifu.
  • Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia married Aelfgifu Of The Seven Boroughs, and had children including Ealdgyth Swanneshals England Mercia, Edith Ealdgyth Of Mercia, Edwin Earl Of Mercia, Lucia De Merica, Morcar Earl Of Northumbria.
  • Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia passed away in 1062 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Aelfgar Mercia's Ancestors

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Aelfgar Mercia
1002–1062
Birth Place: Mercia, England
Parents
Earl of Mercia Leofric III
–1057
Mercia, England
"Lady (Godiva") Godgifu
–1067
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Earl (of Mercia Leofwine) III
–1028
Mercia, England
Alwara (Athelstansdottar Countess of) Mercia
–1044
Canterbury, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edulph Mercia
–1006
Aelfwyn Mercia
–1000
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aelfgar Mercia's Descendants

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Aelfgar (III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia &) Mercia (1002–31 Aug 1062) m. Aelfgifu (Of The Seven) Boroughs (abt 1014–1098)
  1. 1. Edith ((Ealdgyth) Of) Mercia 1041–1086 m. Gruffydd (Ap) Llewelyn 1011–1063 m. King (of England Harold II Godwinsson King of) England 1022–1066
    1. 1. Nesta (Angharad Verch) Gruffudd 1050–1153 m. King (of Gwynedd Trahaiarn Ap) Caradog 1040–1081 m. Osborn (Fitz) Richard 1040–1101
      1. 1. Llywarch (Ap) Trahaiarn 1070–1128 m. Dyddgu (Verch) Iorwerth 1060–1124
        1. 1. Gwladus (Verch) Llywarch 1096–1147 m. Owain ("Gwynedd" (Prince Wales) Ap) Gruffydd 1087–1170
        2. 2. Blegywryd (Ap) Dinawal 1105–
        3. 3. Maredudd (Ap) Llywarch 1106–1129
        4. 4. Iorwerth (Ap) Llywarch 1104–1130
        5. 5. Robert (Ap) Llywarch 1100–1171
        6. 6. Elen (Verch) Llywarch 1102–
      2. 2. Hugh (Fitz) Osbern 1082–1140
      3. 3. Emma (Fitz) Osbern 1085–
      4. 4. Simon (Fitz) Osbern 1076–
      5. 5. Walter (Fitz) Osbern 1080–1102
    2. 2. Harold Haroldsson 1066–1098
    3. 3. Ann (Verch) Gruffudd 1058–
    4. 4. Idwal (Ap) Gruffudd 1055–1070
  2. 2. Morcar (Earl Of) Northumbria 1030–1089
  3. 3. Edwin (Earl Of) Mercia 1028–1071
  4. 4. Ealdgyth (Swanneshals England) Mercia 1034–1086
  5. 5. Lucia (De) Merica 1040–1094

Aelfgar Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1002
1002
Birth of Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia in Mercia, England
Mercia, England
1062
31 Aug 1062
Age 60
Death of Aelfgar III "The Saxon" Earl Of East Anglia & Mercia in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1062
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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