Ealdgyth of Mercia

Abt 1034 - 1070  (36 years)

• Name	Ealdgyth of Mercia
  Birth	Abt 1034	Kingdom of Mercia   [1]
  General Information	Her name was also spelt Edith.  [6]
  Travel	1066 (32 years)  [6]
  After the death of Harold in 1066, Edith went into exile on the Continent.
  Death	1070  [6]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edulph   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elfleda  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I6913	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Alfgar, Earl of Mercia,   b. Abt 1002, Kingdom of Mercia d. 1059 (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elfleda
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Gruffydd ap Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales,   b. Abt 1011, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales d. 5 Aug 1063, Wales (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1058  [3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 24 years - He : ~ 47 years.
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  1. Meredith   d. 1070  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Idwal   d. 1070  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Nest verch Gruffudd,   b. Between 1055 and 1057  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Osbern FitzRichard, Lord of Richard’s Castle and Byton;   Trahaearn ap Caradog
  Family ID	F5104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Harold II Godwinsson, King of England,   b. Abt 1022, England d. 14 Oct 1066 (Age 44 years)  Other Partners: Edith
  Marriage	1064 or Mar 1066	York, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 32 years and 3 months - He : ~ 44 years and 3 months.
  Children	2 sons
  1. Harold,   b. Dec 1066, Chester, Cheshire, England d. After 1098 (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Ulf,   b. Dec 1066, Chester, Cheshire, England d. After 1087 (Age 21 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ealdgyth of Mercia(Abt 1034 – 1070) 2Alfgar, Earl of Mercia(Abt 1002 – 1059) 4Leofric, Earl of Mercia(968 – 1057) 8Leofwine, Earl of Mercia(Abt 950 – 1028) 16Edulph 17Ælfwynn of Mercia(888 – ) 9Alwara 18Athelstan Mannesson 19 5Godiva(Abt 980 – 1067) 10Thorold, Sheriff of Lincoln(Abt 955 – ) 20 21 11 22 23 3Elfleda 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1034 - Kingdom of Mercia Marriage - 1064 or Mar 1066 - York, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S1715] Searle, William George. Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1899). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Ealdgyth (daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia).