• Godgifu is the name of: Lady Godiva (c. 997 – 1067), Anglo-Saxon noblewoman Princess Goda of England (born 1004), daughter of King Ethelred the Unready...
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  • Goda of England or Godgifu or Gode (c.1004 – c.1049/1056) was the daughter of King Æthelred the Unready and his second wife Emma of Normandy, and sister...
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    Lady Godiva (/ɡəˈdaɪvə/; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the...
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    to two charters in 1005. He had one full brother, Alfred, and a sister, Godgifu. In charters he was always listed behind his older half-brothers, showing...
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    John of Worcester tells us that "He and his wife, the noble Countess Godgifu, a worshipper of God and devout lover of St Mary ever-virgin, built the...
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    the Confessor and Alfred Ætheling, and a daughter, Goda of England (or Godgifu). When King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark invaded and conquered England in...
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  • of the Anglo-Saxon Æðelþryð, while the name Godiva is a Latin form of Godgifu. Some names, like Howard and Ronald, are thought to originate from multiple...
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    (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...
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    Confessor (King of England, died 1066); Alfred Aetheling (died 1036–37); Godgifu or Goda of England (married firstly Drogo of Mantes, Count of Mantes, Valois...
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    Edeva or Eddeva, and sometimes appears as Ēadgȳð and Ēadgifu. (Compare Godgifu which was modified to Godiva in Latin texts.) Williams, Ann (2004). "Eadgifu...
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  • perhaps the same as her probable father Thorold of Lincoln, as a brother of Godgifu (better known as Lady Godiva), wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. The same...
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  • Goodison is a metronymic surname, from the old English personal name Godgifu (God's gift), later simply "Goody". Goodisson is a similar surname. Notable...
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    Anglo-Saxon Saint[citation needed] Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Godgifu Lady Godiva – are commemorated as benefactors of the monastery at Leominster...
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    Harold Harefoot of England, and Alfred Aetheling, Edward the Confessor and Godgifu (daughter of Æthelred the Unready). About 1025, Gunhilda came to Germany...
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    Leofwine, appointed by Cnut as earl. Chiefly remembered for his famous wife, Godgifu (Lady Godiva). 31 Aug or 30 Sep 1057 Ælfgar 1057–1062 Son of Leofric. Had...
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  • Archbishopric of Rouen. He also negotiated the marriage of his son Drogo to Godgifu, sister of King Edmund Ironside of England, who had taken refuge at the...
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  • Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) Parents Siward, Earl of Northumbria (father) Ælfflæd or Godgifu (mother) Residence Northumbria Nickname Bulax...
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    Dynasty (d. 1060) Dedi I (or Dedo), margrave of Saxon Ostmark (d. 1075) Godgifu, daughter of Æthelred the Unready (approximate date) Guido of Acqui (or...
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  • Unready Alfred Aetheling d. 1036 Son of the king Æthelred the Unready Godgifu 1004–c. 1047 Daughter of King Æthelred the Unready Robert I 1000–1035 Duke...
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  • 1035 to 1063. Walter was the son of Count Drogo of Vexin and Amiens and Godgifu, daughter of King Æthelred II of England. He appeared in 1030 as a witness...
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    Besides Ælfflæd, Siward is known to have been married to a woman named Godgifu, who died before Siward. The marriage is known from a grant she made of...
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    1057), was Earl of Hereford between 1051 and 1055 or 1057. His mother was Godgifu, the daughter of King Æthelred the Unready and his second wife Emma. His...
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  • Look up goda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Goda may refer to: Godgifu (daughter of Æthelred the Unready) (c. 1004–c. 1049), also known as Goda of...
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    benefited greatly from the generosity of another Mercian noblewoman, Godgifu or Lady Godiva. Wulfrun's foundation belonged firmly in this wave of lay...
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    Plantagenet England: 1225-1360 (2005), p. 51. Williams, Ann (2004). "Godgifu (died 1067?)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford...
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    money to make a gift to the cathedral for the soul and burial of his wife, Godgifu. Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, amongst others, brought Odo to account...
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    all". F&SF. 100 (3): 132–160., Novelette Write When You Get Work 1983 Godgifu and Aelfgifu 1983 Simpson's Lesser Sphynx 1984 But Wait! There's More!...
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    Roman road to Goddards Green and Ditchling in Sussex. A proposed link with Godgifu, daughter of Æthelred the Unready, is speculative. The Domesday Book of...
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    Coventry Abbey in 1045, founded by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Godgifu. Monks lost their near monopoly on bishoprics, partly because Edward the...
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  • Dynasty (d. 1060) Dedi I (or Dedo), margrave of Saxon Ostmark (d. 1075) Godgifu, daughter of Æthelred the Unready (approximate date) Guido of Acqui (or...
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