Ælfgar (died c. 1062) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous wife Godgifu (Lady Godiva). He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities...

daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson...

1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. He succeeded to his father's...

(c. 1030–1057) Ælfgar (1057–c. 1062) Edwin (c. 1062–1071) List of monarchs of Mercia Earl of March Welsh Marches Marcher Lords Council of the Marches Anglo-Saxon...

30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock and was a very powerful earl under King Cnut and his successors...

Earl of Wessex, that is, overlord of roughly the southernmost third of England. On the deaths of Earl Siward of Northumbria (1055) and later Ælfgar,...

Emma of Normandy adopted the name Ælfgifu upon her marriage to Æthelred the Unready Ælfgifu, wife of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia Ælfgifu, daughter of Godwin...

1052, King Edward granted the earldom to Ralph the Timid. In 1055, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn invaded Herefordshire and Ralph met the...

The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th century. For some two hundred years from the mid-7th century...

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bishop of Lichfield Ælfgar of Elmham (died 1021), bishop of Elmham Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia (1030–1062), earl of Mercia Ælfgar of Selwood, saint venerated...

Valhalla. Stafford, Ælfgifu Williams, Ann (2004). "Ælfgar, earl of Mercia (d. 1060)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University...

He appears to have assisted Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia in their struggles against Wessex, although his primary objective...

Mǫrukári) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine. He was the earl of Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when William...

father, and Ælfgar, son of Earl Leofric, became earl of East Anglia. A major reshuffle occurred after both Leofric and Ralf died in 1057. Ælfgar succeeded...

buried at Peterborough." The Earldom of East Anglia then went to Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia Ralph's son Harold was one of the royal children brought up by King...

1053 Harold was appointed Earl of Wessex in his place, and he was again replaced in East Anglia by Ælfgar. In 1055 Ælfgar was outlawed and driven into...

date – Harold Godwinson marries Ealdgyth, daughter of the late Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, and widow of Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Harold Godwinson...

evidence of human occupation in the area since the Bronze and Iron Ages. Before the Norman conquest, it was held by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and after...

Charter of the Croatian King Petar Krešimir IV January – Harold Godwinson marries Ealdgyth, daughter of Ælfgar (earl of Mercia), and widow of King Gruffydd...

Ralph died, and Leofric's son Ælfgar succeeded as Earl of Mercia, while Harold's brother Gyrth succeeded Ælfgar as Earl of East Anglia. The fourth surviving...

the city of Zamora with some of his Cantabrian (montañeses) subjects. October 24 – Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, is outlawed by the witan ("meeting of wise men")...

1061) was a son of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia. He was also the brother of Edwin and Morcar, who succeeded their father as earls of Mercia and Northumbria...

earl Siward, but the choice of Morcar ensured the support of Mercia. Morcar and Edwin were both young men, sons of the recently deceased Ælfgar, earl...

Deheubarth. Gruffydd allied himself with Ælfgar, son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, who had been deprived of his earldom of East Anglia by Harold Godwinson and...

English. He was said to be the brother of Ælgifu, wife of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia (and, therefore, daughter-in-law of Lady Godiva). In or about January 1066...

noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. Today, she is mainly...

The English royal consorts listed here were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England, excluding the joint rulers, Mary I and Philip...

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daughter of William the Conqueror; if so, the betrothal never led to marriage. In about January 1066, Harold married Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar, and...