Leofric III of Mercia 
Leofric III of was born in Mercia, Chester, England. Leofric III of's father was Leofwine of Mercia and his mother is Alwara of Mercia. His paternal grandparents are Edulph of Wessex and Aelfwyn of Mercia; his maternal grandfather was Athelstan Mannesson. He was an only child. He died on August 31st, 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire, England.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> /Leofwine/
According to the Encycopaedia Britannica: " Anglo-Saxon earl of Mercia
(from some date prior to 1032), one of the three great earls of
11th-century England, who took a leading part in public affairs. On the
death of King Canute in 1035, Leofric supported the claim of Canute's son
Harold to the throne against that of Hardecanute; and, during the quarrel
between Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine in 1051, he played the part
of a mediator. Through his efforts civil war was averted, and in
accordance with his advice the settlement of the dispute was reffered to
the Witan. Because Chester was his principal residence and the seat of
his government, he is sometimes called Earl of Chester. His wife was
Godgifu, famous in legend as Lady Godiva. Both husband and wife were
noted as liberal benefactors to the church, among their foundations being
the famous Benedictine monastery at Coventry."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0922 in Devonshire, England d.0971 in Tavistock
- b.~ 0921 in Mercia, England
- b.~ 0927 in Devonshire, England d.> 0945
- b.0950 in Mercia, England d.1023
- b.0865 in Mercia, England d.0911
- b.0905 in Mercia, England
- b.Bet 800 and 806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 857/58 in England
- b.0849 in Wantage, Dorset, Oxfordshire, England d.28 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex, England d.> 0876
- b.Bet 869 and 870 in Wessex, England d.12 Jun 919 in Tamworthor St. Peters,Gloucestershire,or Stratfordshire, Mercia,England
- b.0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.Bet 849 and 852 in Mercia, England d.5 Dec 905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, Hampshire, England
- b.0830
- b.14 May 968 in Mercia, Chester, England d.31 Aug 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire, England
- b.< 0940 d.> 0955
- b.0955 in Mercia, England
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‌Leofric III of and Godiva of were married in a religious ceremony about 1030. They had two sons named Herward of and Aelfgar III of.
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