Aelfgar III Earl of East Anglia & Mercia 
Aelfgar III Earl of East Anglia & was born before 1030 in Mercia, England. Aelfgar III Earl of East Anglia &'s father was Leofric III Earl of Mercia and his mother was Godiva of Coventry , Lady Godiva. His paternal grandparents were Leofwine I Earl of Mercia and Alwara Athelstansdottir; his maternal grandfather was Thorold of Coventry. He had a sister named Erminhild of. He was the older of the two children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Hereward Thegn of and Daughter of Leofric Earl of. He died in 1059 in Mercia, England. He was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Mercia).General Notes
Aelfgar, of age 1051, d. shortly after 1062, Earl of East Anglia 1053, Earl of Mercia 1057, banished 1058; m. Aelfgifu, by whom 3 known sons: Eadwine, Morkere, and Burchard, whose issue are unknown, and a daughter Aldgyth [as well as Edith or Aldgyth]. [Ancestral Roots, Line 176a-3]
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The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 22 Jun 1999, by Leo van de Pas:
The son of Leofric and Godiva :
Alfgar "the Saxon", Earl of Mercia, died circa 1059/1062 was married to Elfgifu, daughter of Sigeferth and Ealdgyth. In 1055, he was forced to seek the protection of Gruffyd in Wales, in that year Gruffyd and Alfgar burned down St.Aethelbert's minster and all the town of Hereford.
In 1058 Alfgar, without having given reason, was outlawed, and went to Ireland and Wales where he got himself a great band and then travelled to Hereford. After a violent battle Alfgar was reinstated and given back all that had earlier been taken from him.
Alfgar and Elfgifu are the parents of :
1.Edwin
2.Morcar
3.Ealdgyth of Mercia married (1) circa 1056 Gruffyd ap Llywelyn, King of Deheubarth 1044-1063, son of Llywelyn ap Seiswill, King of Deheubarth and Gwynedd, and Angharad of Wales
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0905 in Mercia, England
- b.0946 in Chester, Cheshire, England (Mercia) d.< 1032 in Chester, Cheshire, England (Mercia)
- b.0905 in Mercia, England
- b.14 May 0968 in Chester, Cheshire, England (Mercia) d.31 Aug 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire, England (Mercia)
- b.0925 in Mercia, England
- b.0955 in Mercia, England
- b.< 1030 in Mercia, England d.1059 in Mercia, England
- b.~ 0985 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Mercia)
- b.~ 1010 in Buckinghamshire, England d.> 1086 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Mercia)
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They had a daughter named Edith (Aldgyth) of.
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Children
Edith (Aldgyth) of Mercia
Edith (Aldgyth) of was born about 1041 in Saxe, Mercia, England. She died after 1086.
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