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Male Lord Hereward ("Le Wac") de Bourne of Mercia Click to view Lord Hereward ("Le Wac") de Bourne of Mercia in the family tree

Hereward, known as "Le Wac", was born about 1004 in Mercia, England.  "Le Wac"'s father was Earl Leofric III of Mercia and his mother was Godgifu of Mercia.  His paternal grandfather was Earl Leofwine I of Mercia and his paternal grandmother is Countess Alwara Athelstansdotter of Mercia; his maternal grandparents are Thorold of Lincoln and Edith Malet. He had a brother and a sister, named Aelfgar and Erminhild.  He is the second oldest of the three children. He has a half-sister named daughter.


"Le Wac"'s family with Princess Thurfrida of Wales

They had a daughter named Thurfrida.

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