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Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA 1020–1086 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1020

Birth Location: of, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1086

Death Location: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales

Father: Aelfgar Mercia*

Mother: Aelfgifu Wessex*

Spouse(s): Griffith Sytsyl*, King King

Children(s): Godwine Haroldsson*, Urgeny Systyl*, Gytha Wessex, Jordan Sheppy

In 1020, Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA entered the world in of, Northumberland, England, born to Aelfgar Iii Earl East Anglia Mercia And Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess Of England And Wessex. Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA married Griffith Ap Sytsyl, King Harold Ii Of England Last Anglosaxon King, and had children including Godwine Haroldsson, Gytha Of Wessex, Jordan De Sheppy, Urgeny Ap Griffith Systyl. Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA passed away in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1020, Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA entered the world in of, Northumberland, England, born to Aelfgar Iii Earl East Anglia Mercia And Aelfgifu Elgiva Princess Of England And Wessex.
  • Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA married Griffith Ap Sytsyl, King Harold Ii Of England Last Anglosaxon King, and had children including Godwine Haroldsson, Gytha Of Wessex, Jordan De Sheppy, Urgeny Ap Griffith Systyl.
  • Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA passed away in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aelfgar Mercia*
1002–1059
Birth Location: Mercia, England
AM
Aelfgifu Wessex*
1015–1098
Birth Location: Wessex, Anglo Saxon Kingdom, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Griffith Sytsyl*
1040–1054
Birth Location: Wales
GS
King King
1022–1066
Birth Location: Wessex, England
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Children(s)

Godwine Haroldsson*
1047–1072
Birth Location: Wessex, England
GH
Urgeny Systyl*
1040–1079
Birth Location: Wales
US
Gytha Wessex
1058–1107
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
GW
Jordan Sheppy
1135–1198
Birth Location: Norwood Manor, Isle Sheppy, Kent, England
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Ealdgyth MERCIA's Ancestors

Self
Ealdgyth MERCIA
1020–1086
Birth Place: of, Northumberland, England
Parents
Aelfgar III Earl East Anglia Mercia*
1002–1059
Mercia, England
Aelfgifu (Elgiva Princess of England and) Wessex*
1015–1098
Wessex, Anglo Saxon Kingdom, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ealdgyth MERCIA's Descendants

1.
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Ealdgyth (Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England) MERCIA (1020–1086) m. Griffith (Ap) Sytsyl* (1040–1054) m. King (Harold II of England Last AngloSaxon) King (1022–14 October 1066)
  1. 1. Godwine Haroldsson* 1047–1072
  2. 2. Urgeny (Ap Griffith) Systyl* 1040–1079
  3. 3. Gytha (of) Wessex 1058–1107 m. Vladimir Monomakh 1053–1125
    1. 1. Mstislav (I of) Kiev 1076–1132 m. Lyubava Dmitrievna 1100–1168 m. Christina (Ingesdotter, Princess of) Sweden 1078–1122 m. Demetria 1168– m. Gyda Haraldsdatter 1053–1106 m. Fyrstinne (Kristin) Ingesdatter 1799– m. Demetria 1168– m. Christine 1090–1121
      1. 1. Euphrosyne (of) Kiev 1130–1186 m. King (Geza Masodik Ii of) Hungary 1130–1162
        1. 1. Bela (III King of) Hungary 1148–1196 m. Agnes (De) Chatillon 1154–1184 m. Queen (Consort Agnes (of Antioch) of Hungary) Chatillon 1154–1184
        2. 2. Bela (III King of) Hungary 1148–1196 m. Agnes (de Sur Loing) Chatillon 1150–1184 m. Marguerite (of France Queen of England and) Hungary 1157–1197 m. Queen (Consort Agnes (of Antioch) of Hungary) Chatillon 1154–1184
        3. 3. Stephen (III of) Hungary 1147–1172
        4. 4. Margaret (of) Hungary 1149–1199
        5. 5. Geza (Of) Hungary 1152–1210
        6. 6. Margit Arpad 1160–1231
      2. 2. Helena (Evfrosinia) Mstislawna 1130–1186
      3. 3. Malmfrid (Mstislawna) Kiev 1097–1136
      4. 4. Maria Kiev –1179
      5. 5. Rostislav (I Mikhail Grand) Kiev 1110–1168
      6. 6. Ingeborg (Mstislavna) Vladimirovich 1105–1135
      7. 7. Ingeborg (Haroldsdotter Kiev) Russia 1099–1137
      8. 8. Ingeborg 1118–
      9. 9. Malmfrid (Mstislovich) Novgorod 1098–
      10. 10. Ingeborga (Ingborg Ingeborg Rurikide Mitslavna Mstislawna) Novgorod 1106–1131
      11. 11. Maria (Kiev) Tczernigov 1101–1179
      12. 12. Kseniya Kiev 1098–1129
      13. 13. Malmfrida (of Norway And) Denmark 1100–1136
      14. 14. Vsevolod (Gavriil Novgorod Pskov) Mstislavich 1100–1138
      15. 15. StRostislav Mstislavich 1112–
      16. 16. Euphrasene NovogrodKiev 1111–1193
      17. 17. Svyatopolk Novgorod 1108–1154
      18. 18. Ingeborg Mstislavana 1099–1137
      19. 19. Vsevolod (Gavriil Novgorod) Pskov 1102–1136
      20. 20. Wsewolod (Mstislavovich) Kiev 1106–1138
      21. 21. Dobredeya (Evpraksia) Kiev 1102–1136
      22. 22. Svyatopolk (Mstislavovich) Kiev 1108–1154
      23. 23. Xenia Kiev 1098–1129
      24. 24. Svyatopolk Pskov 1108–1154
      25. 25. Izyaslav Kiev 1096–1154
      26. 26. Wsewolod Lord 1072–1136
      27. 27. Mariya (Agafiya Mstislavna) Kiev 1001–1179
      28. 28. Wsewolod (Mstislawitsch Of) Nowgorod –1135
      29. 29. Mstislav (Mstislavovich Z) Kiev 1095–1154
    2. 2. Euphamia (Of) Kiev 1088–1139
    3. 3. Yurij Dolgorukij 1091–1157
    4. 4. Agafiya Vladimirovna 1097–
    5. 5. Agatha (of) Kiev 1070–1141
    6. 6. Marina (Vladimirovna of) Kiev 1087–1146
    7. 7. Izyaslav (Vladimirovich of) Kiev 1077–1096
    8. 8. Viacheslav (I Vladimirovich of) Kiev 1083–1154
    9. 9. Yaropolk (II Vladimirovich, Grand Prince of) Kiev 1082–1139
    10. 10. Yurij (I Vladimirovich Long Hands of) Suzdal 1085–1157
    11. 11. Andryi (Vladimirovych) Kiev 1102–1141
  4. 4. Jordan (De) Sheppy 1135–1198

Ealdgyth MERCIA's Timeline

3 Records

1020
1020
Birth of Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA in of, Northumberland, England
of, Northumberland, England
1025
1025/1034
Age 5
Birth of Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA in Mercia, England
Mercia, England
1086
1086
Age 66
Death of Ealdgyth Edith 'The Fair' 'Swan-Neck' Queen of England MERCIA in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1025/1034
    Event Place: Mercia, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1020
    Event Place: of, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1086
    Event Place: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
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