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De Mercia 1006–1059 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1006

Birth Location: Mercia, , , England

Death Date: 1059

Death Location: Coventry, Warwick, England

Father: Leofric MERCIA

Mother: Godgyfu COVENTRY

Spouse(s): Elfgifu Wessex

Children(s): Lucia Mercia, William Malet, Aldgyth Mercia

De Mercia was born in 1006 in Mercia, , , England, the child of Leofric Iii Earl Of Mercia And Godgyfu Lady Godiva Of Coventry. De Mercia married Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess Of England Wessex, and had children including Aldgyth Edith Queen Consort To King Harald I The Swan Neck Mercia, Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire De Mercia, William Sheriff Of Yorkshire Constable Of York Castle Seigneur De Malet. De Mercia passed away in 1059 in Coventry, Warwick, England.

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Biography

  • De Mercia was born in 1006 in Mercia, , , England, the child of Leofric Iii Earl Of Mercia And Godgyfu Lady Godiva Of Coventry.
  • De Mercia married Elfgifu Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess Of England Wessex, and had children including Aldgyth Edith Queen Consort To King Harald I The Swan Neck Mercia, Lucia Countess Of Lincolnshire De Mercia, William Sheriff Of Yorkshire Constable Of York Castle Seigneur De Malet.
  • De Mercia passed away in 1059 in Coventry, Warwick, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leofric MERCIA
–1059
Birth Location: Mercia, Essex, England
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Godgyfu COVENTRY
–1067
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elfgifu Wessex
–1067
Birth Location: Durham, Northumberland, England
EW

Children(s)

Lucia Mercia
1040–1075
Birth Location: Spalding Castle, Mercia, Lincolnshire, England
LM
William Malet
1027–1071
Birth Location: Graville, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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Aldgyth Mercia
1041–1086
Birth Location: Mercia, Saxon Heptarchy, Southern, England
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De Mercia's Ancestors

Self
De Mercia
1006–1059
Birth Place: Mercia, , , England
Parents
Leofric III, Earl of MERCIA
–1059
Mercia, Essex, England
Godgyfu ('Lady Godiva' of) COVENTRY
–1067
Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Leofwine (of) Mercia
–1028
Mercia, , , England
Alwara (Countess of) Mercia
–1030
Mercia, , , England
Thorold (Lincoln de) Buckingham
1015–1079
Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
Edith MALET
1044–1057
Alkborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Eadgyth
–1043
Hesilia Crispin
1014–1043
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Count Crispin
1000–1040
Gunnora dAnjou
1000–1024

De Mercia's Descendants

1.
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De Mercia (1006–1059) m. Elfgifu ('Aelfgifu Elgiva' 'Princess of England') Wessex (989–Dec 1067)
  1. 1. Lucia ('Countess of Lincolnshire' De) Mercia 1040–1075 m. Ivo (Roumare Kendal 'Sheriff of Lincolnshire' Fulk D'Anjou De Roumare Tailboys) Taillebois 1036–1094
    1. 1. Matilda (de) Taillebois 1082–1166
    2. 2. CHRISTINIA (de) TAILLEBOIS 1073–1103
    3. 3. Lucy Taillebois 1074–1136 m. Ranulph (II de Briquessart DeMeschines, Viscount of) Bayeux 1050–1129 m. Ranulph (III Earl of Chester le) Meschines 1070–1128 m. Roger (FitzGerold Seigneur de) Roumare 1050–1098 m. Ives Taillebois 1036–1094 m. Ranulph (I Earl of Chester DeMeschines) 23rdGG 1070–1128
      1. 1. Helga DeChester 1064–1094
      2. 2. Matilda (De) MESCHINES 1069–
      3. 3. William (LeMeschines) Lord 1072–1130
      4. 4. Agnes DeMeschines 1086–1122
      5. 5. Johanna DeMeschines 1110–1128
      6. 6. Hugh (DeKevelioc) Chester 1090–1120
      7. 7. Adeliza (Alice De) Meschines 1094–1136 m. Richard (De Clare) Gilbert 1092–1136 m. Richard (Fitzgilbert de) Clare 1090–1136 m. Richard (IV FitzGilbert DeClare, 1st Earl of Hertford, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge &) Cardigan* 1082–1136 m. Hasculf (de St) Hilary 1090–1130
        1. 1. Roger ("The Good" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl) DeClare 1116–1173 m. Lady (Maud-- Countess of Adrundal de St) Hilary 1137–1193 m. Maud (Matilda Countess Arundel) SAINTHILARY 1132–1193
        2. 2. Sir (James-- de Harcourt de ST.) HILARY 1110–1154 m. Aveline (de Hesding de Canmore de) St.Hilary 1109–1130 m. Aveline (Ales Caenmor Princess of) Scotland 1109–1159 m. Lady (Aveline-- Caenmor de) HARCOURT 1109–1137
        3. 3. James (du Harcourt St) Hilary 1110–1154
      8. 8. William (leMeschines Lord) Copeland 1096–1153
      9. 9. Alice (Adeliza De) Meschines 1094–1128 m. Richard (FitzGilbert de) Clare* 1090–1136 m. Robert (Lord of Thorngate de) Condet 1105–1141
        1. 1. Earl (Roger De) Clare 1116–1173 m. Lady (Maud-- Countess of Adrundal de St) Hilary 1137–1193
        2. 2. Robert (Dunmow Fitzrichard) DeClare 1111–1134
        3. 3. Alice DeClare 1110–1148
        4. 4. James (DuHarcourt De SAINTHILARY) HILAIRE 1110–1154
      10. 10. William (de) Roumare 1096–1161
      11. 11. Beatrice Taillebois 1090–1122
      12. 12. ALICE (ADELIZA) DEMESCHINES 1094–1128 m. Richard (Fitzgilbert de) Clare 1090–1136
        1. 1. James Harcourt 1106–1154
        2. 2. James (de) Hilary 1105–1154
        3. 3. ISABEL (Fitzrichard De) Clare 1088–1121
        4. 4. Alice (Adelaide de) Tonbridge 1110–1148
      13. 13. Alice (Adeliza de Gernon) deMeschines 1094–1128 m. Richard (Fitzgilbert de) Clare 1090–1136
        1. 1. James (de Hilary) DeClare 1110–1154
      14. 14. Ranulph (II (Earl of Chester) De Meschines) 22ndGG 1099–1153 m. Maud (Gloucester Countess Chester) FitzRobert 1120–1190
        1. 1. Hugh ("Kevelioc" (Earl of Chester) De) Meschines 1147–1181 m. Bertrade (De) Montfort 1155–1227
        2. 2. ALBREDA deMESCHINES 1126–1166
        3. 3. Alice DeMeschines 1142–1166
      15. 15. Randulf (De Gernons Earl of) Chester 1099–1153 m. Maud (of Gloucester (Countess of Chester)) Caen 1120–1189
        1. 1. Hugh (Kevelioc De Meschines Earl of) Chester 1147–1181 m. Bertrade (De) Montfort 1155–1227
        2. 2. Joanna (De) Meschines 1145–1196
        3. 3. Richard (De) Meschines 1143–
        4. 4. Beatrix DeMeschines 1090–
        5. 5. Beatrice DeKevlioc 1136–
        6. 6. Alice (Adeliza) DeMeschines 1084–1128
        7. 7. Rohaise DeMeschines 1121–
  2. 2. William ('Sheriff of Yorkshire' 'Constable of York Castle' Seigneur De) Malet 1027–1071
  3. 3. Aldgyth (Edith 'Queen Consort to King Harald I' 'The Swan Neck') Mercia 1041–1086

De Mercia's Timeline

5 Records

1002
12 Aug 1002
Birth of De Mercia in Mercia, Heptarchy, England
Mercia, Heptarchy, England
1006
1006
Birth of De Mercia in Mercia, , , England
Mercia, , , England
1059
1059
Age 53
Death of De Mercia in Mercia, , , England
Mercia, , , England
1059
1059
Age 53
Burial of De Mercia in Coventry, Warwick, England
Coventry, Warwick, England
1062
31 Aug 1062
Age 56
Death of De Mercia in Mercia, England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England'
Mercia, England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England'

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1002
    Event Place: Mercia, Heptarchy, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1006
    Event Place: Mercia, , , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1059
    Event Place: Mercia, , , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1062
    Event Place: Mercia, England, Buried at church in Coventry, Warwichshire, England'
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1059
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwick, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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