Herwaldus Le Wake of Mercia 
Herwaldus Le Wake of was born in 1004. Herwaldus Le Wake of's father was Leofric III Earl of Mercia and his mother was Lady Godiva Godgifu. He had a brother and a sister, named Aelfgar Earl of and Erminhild of. He was the second oldest of the three children.General Notes
Harold de Wake or Herwaldus or Hewaldus, as it is observed by Dr. Patrick, was the first who gave rise to the name of Wake, and was surnamed de Wake or le Wake. He was one of the bravest heroes of his age and country, whose actions are celebrated by Ingulphus; and was the last who submitted to William, the Conqueror.
Sources for Wake and Stuteville Descendents:
Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages, pp. 563, 433, 372, 278, 447, 598.
Burke's Royal Families of England, Scotland and Waies, pp. xxxiv-v-vi,
Part 2, p. vi.
Lipscomb's History and Atiquities of Buckinghamshire, Vol. 4, pp. 125/6.
Metcalf's Visitation of Northamptonshire, pp. 52/3.
Bank's Dormant and Extinct Baronage, Vol. 3, pp. 174/5, 440/1.
Clutterbuck's History of Hertfordshire, Vol. 3, pp. 287/8.
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