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Hereward II of Mercia 1020–1077 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1020

Birth Location: Barholm, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1077

Death Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Hereward Mercia

Mother: Thurfrida Arles

Spouse(s): Turfida Omer, Emma Wessex

Children(s): Robert Hereward, John Hereward, Eustace Bourne

In 1020, Hereward II of Mercia entered the world in Barholm, Lincolnshire, England, born to Hereward Of Mercia And Thurfrida De Arles. Hereward II of Mercia married Emma Of Wessex, Turfida De St Omer, and had children including Eustace Bourne, John Hereward, Robert Hereward. Hereward II of Mercia passed away in 1077 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1020, Hereward II of Mercia entered the world in Barholm, Lincolnshire, England, born to Hereward Of Mercia And Thurfrida De Arles.
  • Hereward II of Mercia married Emma Of Wessex, Turfida De St Omer, and had children including Eustace Bourne, John Hereward, Robert Hereward.
  • Hereward II of Mercia passed away in 1077 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hereward Mercia
1004–1072
Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Thurfrida Arles
1004–1085
Birth Location: Abberfraw Castle, Abberfraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Turfida Omer
1052–1090
Birth Location: Saint-Omer, Pas-De-Calais, Flanders, France
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Emma Wessex
1007–1068
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Hereward
1070–1127
Birth Location: Booton, Norfolk, England
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John Hereward
1090–1127
Birth Location: –
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Eustace Bourne
1044–1119
Birth Location: –
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Hereward Mercia's Ancestors

Self
Hereward Mercia
1020–1077
Birth Place: Barholm, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Hereward of Mercia
1004–1072
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Thurfrida (de) Arles
1004–1085
Abberfraw Castle, Abberfraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hereward Mercia's Descendants

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Hereward (II of) Mercia (1020–1077) m. Turfida (de St.) Omer (1052–Abt 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
        1. 1. Galfridus Hereward 1165–1239 m. Wilburga Beaumont 1169–1201
        2. 2. Humphry Howard 1164–
        3. 3. Robert (William) Howard 1185–1227
    2. 2. Hereward Hereward 1118–
  2. 2. John Hereward 1090–1127
  3. 3. Eustace Bourne 1044–1119

Hereward Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1020
1020
Birth of Hereward II of Mercia in Barholm, Lincolnshire, England
Barholm, Lincolnshire, England
1077
1077
Age 57
Death of Hereward II of Mercia in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1020
    Event Place: Barholm, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1077
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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