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Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia 1034–1086 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1034

Birth Location: Mercia, England

Death Date: 1086 (1080??)

Death Location: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales

Father: AElfgar Mercia

Mother: AElfgifu None

Spouse(s): Gruffydd ApLlewelyn, Harold Godwinsson

Children(s): Nest Gruffydd

The story of Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia began in 1034 in Mercia, England. Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia married Gruffydd King Of Wales Apllewelyn, Harold King Of England Godwinsson, and had children including Nest Ferch Gruffydd. Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia passed away in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia began in 1034 in Mercia, England.
  • Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia married Gruffydd King Of Wales Apllewelyn, Harold King Of England Godwinsson, and had children including Nest Ferch Gruffydd.
  • Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia passed away in 1086 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

AElfgar Mercia
–1059
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, , England
AM
AElfgifu None
–1098
Birth Location: Wessex,,,England
A

Spouses(s)

Gruffydd ApLlewelyn
1011–1063
Birth Location: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
GA
Harold Godwinsson
1022–1066
Birth Location: Wessex, England
HG

Children(s)

Nest Gruffydd
1059–1152
Birth Location: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, , Wales
NG

Ealdgyth Mercia's Ancestors

Self
Ealdgyth Mercia
1034–1086
Birth Place: Mercia, England
Parents
AElfgar Earl of Mercia
–1059
Chester, Cheshire, , England
AElfgifu
–1098
Wessex,,,England
Grandparents
Earl (of Mercia Leofric) III
–1057
Mercia, England
Godgyfu ("Lady Godiva" Of) Coventry
–1067
Mercia, , Heptarchy, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ealdgyth Mercia's Descendants

1.
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Ealdgyth (Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of) Mercia (1034–1086 (1080??)) m. Gruffydd (King of Wales) ApLlewelyn (1011–05 Aug 1063) m. Harold (King of England) Godwinsson (1022–14 Oct 1066)
  1. 1. Nest (Ferch) Gruffydd 1059–1152 m. Osbern ((Osborn)) Fitzrichard 1055–1100 m. Trahaearn (Ap) Caradog 1044–1081
    1. 1. Nest (Verch) Osborn 1079–1163 m. Bernard ((Lord of Brecknock) De) Neufmarche 1050–1093
      1. 1. Sybil deNeufmarche 1096–1143 m. Miles (Milo Fitz Walter, Constable\Sheriff of Gloucester, 3rd Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock, Earl of Glouc de Pitres de) Pitres 1092–1143
        1. 1. Bertha (De) Gloucester 1130–1204 m. William (II Lord of Bramber) DeBraose 1100–1192
    2. 2. LLYWARCH ((Prince of South Wales - Lord of Divet) ap) TRAHAEARN 1070–1128

Ealdgyth Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1034
1034
Birth of Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia in Mercia, England
Mercia, England
1086
1086 (1080??)
Age 52
Death of Ealdgyth Edith "Swan Neck" Queen of Wales of Mercia in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1034
    Event Place: Mercia, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1086 (1080??)
    Event Place: Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
    Record Source: Millennium File
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