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Hereward of Mercia 1004–1072 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1004

Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: Bet 1072 and 1086

Death Location: Witham, Lincolnshire, England

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Spouse(s): Thurfrida Arles

Children(s): Hereward Mercia, Eve Bourne

Hereward of Mercia was born in 1004 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Leofric Iii And Godiva Countess Of Mercia Saxon. Hereward of Mercia married Thurfrida De Arles, and had children including Eve Bourne, Hereward Ii Of Mercia. Hereward of Mercia passed away in 1072 in Witham, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Hereward of Mercia was born in 1004 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Leofric Iii And Godiva Countess Of Mercia Saxon.
  • Hereward of Mercia married Thurfrida De Arles, and had children including Eve Bourne, Hereward Ii Of Mercia.
  • Hereward of Mercia passed away in 1072 in Witham, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Thurfrida Arles
1004–1085
Birth Location: Abberfraw Castle, Abberfraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
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Children(s)

Hereward Mercia
1020–1077
Birth Location: Barholm, Lincolnshire, England
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Eve Bourne
1042–
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Hereward Mercia's Ancestors

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Hereward Mercia
1004–1072
Birth Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Hereward Mercia's Descendants

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Hereward (of) Mercia (1004–Bet 1072 and 1086) m. Thurfrida (de) Arles (Abt 1004–Abt 1085)
  1. 1. Hereward (II of) Mercia 1020–1077 m. Turfida (de St.) Omer 1052–1090 m. Emma (of) Wessex 1007–1068
    1. 1. Robert Hereward 1070–1127 m. Lucy Germonde 1085–1159
      1. 1. Fuko (Howard) Ist 1115–1140 m. Lady Lucy 1120–1194
        1. 1. Galfridus Howard 1140–1165 m. Emma Jones 1145–1219
      2. 2. Hereward Hereward 1118–
    2. 2. John Hereward 1090–1127
    3. 3. Eustace Bourne 1044–1119
  2. 2. Eve Bourne 1042–

Hereward Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1004
1004
Birth of Hereward of Mercia in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1072
Bet 1072 and 1086
Age 68
Death of Hereward of Mercia in Witham, Lincolnshire, England
Witham, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1004
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet 1072 and 1086
    Event Place: Witham, Lincolnshire, England
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