Earl of Mercia, Lord of Coventry Leofric III
Leofric was born in
Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
. Leofric's father was
Earl of Mercia, Ealdorman Leofwine Hwiccas
and his mother is
Countess of Mercia Alwara Athelstansdotter
. His paternal grandparents are
Edulf(Edulph)
and
Lady Elfwina
; his maternal grandparents are
Duke of East Angles Athelstan Mannesson *
and
Aelfwyn *
. He had a brother named
Godwin
. He died on August 31st, 1057 in
Bromley - near present day London
.
General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> III
Occupation Details
Leofric's occupation was mutton trade.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Ordgar
- b.~ 0917 in Devonshire
Edulf(Edulph)
- b.~ 0900
Wulfrith
- b.~ 0917
Earl of Mercia, Ealdorman Leofwine Hwiccas
- b.~ 0950 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom d.~ 1028
Ethelred(Ethelan) (The Great)
- b.~ 0825 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom d.~ 0912
Lady Elfwina
- b.~ 0900 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
Ethelwulf
*
- b.~ 0806 in Wessex - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in present-day South England d.13 JAN 857
King of Wessex Alfred (The Great)
- b.~ 0848 in Wantage,Berkshire d.26 OCT 901 in Winchester,Hampshire
Osburh
*
- b.0810 in Wessex - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in present-day South England d.0848
Ethelfleda
- b.~ 0869 in Wessex - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in present-day South Englan d.15 JUN 919
Elswitha
- b.~ 0852 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom d.5 DEC 905
Earl of Mercia, Lord of Coventry Leofric III
- b.14 MAY 968 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom d.31 Aug 1057 in Bromley - near present day London
Duke of East Angles Athelstan Mannesson *
- b.~ 0925 in Demark
Countess of Mercia Alwara Athelstansdotter
- b.~ 0955 in Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
Aelfwyn *
- b.~ 0922 in Mercia
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
Leofric's family with Godiva
‌Leofric and
Godiva
were married in a religious ceremony in 1030. They had three sons named
Alfgar
,
Hereward
and
son of Leofric III
.
Family Notes
_STATMARRIED
Children
Earl of East Anglia and Mercia Alfgar Mercia III
Alfgar was born about 1002 in
Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
. He died in
Mercia - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom
. He was buried in
Coventry,Warwickshire,England
.
Hereward
Hereward was born in 1004 in
Mercia,England
. He died after 1086 in
Witham,Lincolnshire,England
.
son of Leofric III
son of Leofric III was born about 1006 in
Mercia,England
.
Source/Citation
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