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Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia 1002–1059 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1002

Birth Location: Mercia, England

Death Date: 1059

Death Location: Coventry, Warwick, England

Father: Leofric Mercia

Mother: Godiva Mercia

Spouse(s): Elfgifu Northumbia

Children(s): Robert Hereward, Lucia Mercia

In 1002, Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia entered the world in Mercia, England, born to Leofric Iii Lord Coventry Earl Of England And Mercia And Godiva Lady Countess Of Conventry And Mercia. Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia married Elfgifu Northumbia, and had children including Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire Mercia, Robert The Wake Hereward. Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia passed away in 1059 in Coventry, Warwick, England.

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Biography

  • In 1002, Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia entered the world in Mercia, England, born to Leofric Iii Lord Coventry Earl Of England And Mercia And Godiva Lady Countess Of Conventry And Mercia.
  • Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia married Elfgifu Northumbia, and had children including Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire Mercia, Robert The Wake Hereward.
  • Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia passed away in 1059 in Coventry, Warwick, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alfgar Mercia's Ancestors

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Alfgar Mercia
1002–1059
Birth Place: Mercia, England
Parents
Leofric III Lord Coventry Earl of England and Mercia
–1057
Mercia, England
Godiva (Lady Countess of Conventry and) Mercia
–1067
Mercia, Saxony, Eng
Grandparents
Leofwine (I Earl of Hwicce Mercia #1) **
–1028
Mercia, parish, Heptarchy, England
Alwara (Alward of East Angles Countess of Mercia Athelstansdottir) MANNESSON
–1044
Mercia, Wessex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edulph Mercia
AElfwynn Mercia
–1000
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Princess Redburch
–1031

Alfgar Mercia's Descendants

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Alfgar (Earl Of Mercia) Mercia (12 Aug 1002–1059) m. Elfgifu Northumbia (990–1098)
  1. 1. Robert (The Wake) Hereward 1035–1072 m. Wilburga Penda 1055–1096
    1. 1. Robert Hereward 1080–1127 m. Lucy (De) Germund 1085–1159
      1. 1. Fuko Howard 1115–1189 m. Unknown Wife 1120–
        1. 1. Galfridus Howard 1140–1165 m. Emma Jones 1145–
  2. 2. Lucia (Countess of Lincolnshire) Mercia 1040–1070

Alfgar Mercia's Timeline

3 Records

1002
12 Aug 1002
Birth of Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia in Mercia, England
Mercia, England
1059
2 Sep 1059
Age 57
Death of Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia in Mercia, England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England
Mercia, England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England
1059
1059
Age 57
Burial of Alfgar Earl Of Mercia Mercia in Coventry, Warwick, England
Coventry, Warwick, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1002
    Event Place: Mercia, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1059
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwick, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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