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Male Earl of Mercia, Earl of East Anglia Aelfgar (The Saxon) of Mercia III Click to view Earl of Mercia, Earl of East Anglia Aelfgar (The Saxon) of Mercia III in the family tree

Aelfgar, known as The Saxon, was born in 1002 in Mercia, England.1   The Saxon's father was Leofric (The Great) Mercia III and his mother was Godgifu of Coventry.  His paternal grandparents were Earl of Mercia Leofwine and Alwara of Mercia; his maternal grandparents were Sheriff of Lincoln Thorold of Buckingham and Beatrice Malet. He had a brother and a sister, named le Wake and Erminhild.  He was the oldest of the three children. He had two half-sisters named <Unknown> and Eve.  He died at the age of 60 in 1062 in Coventry.1 

Family Details of The Saxon's family with Aelfgifu Saxe-Wessex

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